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Washington hospitals again strained by COVID-19 spread SEATTLE (AP) — Hospital officials in Washington are warning that facilities are heading toward another COVID-19 case peak amid high spread in the community. Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer on Monday said at the end of last week, almost 600 people with COVID-19 were in hospitals across the state with about 20-25 patients a day on ventilators, The News Tribune reported . AP NEWS

That compares with an average of around 230 hospitalized cases in the daily census in April and 1,700 in February during the Omicron wave...

Opinion | Long COVID in Older Adults: An Elusive Geriatric Syndrome We need to redefine the condition for better diagnosis and management Liron Sinvani, MD medpagetoday

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Issues like breathing difficulties, fatigue, high blood pressure, memory difficulties, mental health diagnoses (depression and anxiety), blood clotting, and kidney injury can now become a new, ongoing health battle -- possibly worse than the virus itself. Older Americans are once again left at high risk for potentially fatal complications...

Inaccurate oxygen level readings delayed COVID-19 therapies for Black, Hispanic patients: study COVID-19 patients in racial and ethnic minority groups were delayed in receiving therapies because of an inaccurate reading of oxygen saturation levels, according to a new study. The study, publish… mbeals The Hill

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'The world doesn’t care': Homeless deaths spiked during pandemic, not from COVID. From drugs. Homeless deaths are spiking. Fentanyl, a potent opioid that fueled a record number of overdoses in the U.S. last year, is a likely culprit. YahooNews

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