covid

Seasonal trends in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and mortality in the United States and Europe

Determining whether SARS-CoV-2 exhibits seasonality like other respiratory viruses is critical for public health planning. We evaluated whether COVID-19 rates follow a seasonal pattern using time series models. We used time series decomposition to …

COVID-19 case fatality and Alzheimer’s disease

Previous studies have identified dementia as a risk factor for death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, it is unclear whether Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an independent risk factor for COVID-19 case fatality rate. In a retrospective …

Patterns of medication use and imaging following initial diagnosis of sarcoidosis