Public Health

Here are 22 COVID-19-related research findings covered by Becker's Hospital Review since Oct. 26:

There's some evidence indicating that COVID-19 is, or may become, a seasonal disease, which means understanding the seasonal patterns could help scientists anticipate surges in advance, The Atlantic reported Nov. 20.

Sothebey's auction house has teamed up with public health nonprofit Sostento to put on the biggest NFT auction ever, reported Observer Nov. 22. 

The nation's COVID-19 death tally has surpassed that of 2020, according to data from the CDC and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. 

Governments at the federal and state levels established opioid use disorder treatment programs during the pandemic, but few states took a comprehensive approach to treating the condition, according to a study published Nov. 19 in JAMA Health Forum.

Cases of COVID-19 continue to climb in the United States just before a Thanksgiving that most expected to be a return to pre-pandemic normal. 

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in New York is on the rise, with the state recording a seven-day average of 6,901 cases as of Nov. 21, a rate not reported since mid-April. 

The nation's seven-day average for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increased this week, while deaths fell slightly, according to the CDC's COVID data tracker weekly review published Nov. 19.

For the week ending Nov. 13, New Mexico reported high flu activity for the second week in a row, according to data from the CDC's FluView report published Nov. 19.

The Missouri health department added data on breakthrough COVID-19 infections — cases that occur after full vaccination — to its COVID-19 dashboard.