Respiratory virus-associated hospitalizations declined slightly in February 2026 to 3.6% of all hospitalizations. Among children aged 0-4 years, respiratory virus-associated hospitalizations increased slightly to 4.3% of all hospitalizations, with the increase driven...
Older adults remain at highest risk for COVID-19–related hospitalization. Yet a new CDC analysis suggests that effective antiviral treatments are likely underprescribed among outpatients aged 65 or older, with prescribing patterns varying alongside disease...
A large proportion of early users (36.1%) of oral semaglutide (Wegovy pill) had no prior evidence of GLP-1-based medication use, suggesting rapid uptake among patients new to taking GLP-1 medications. Among patients who previously used a GLP-1-based medication, most...
