People with schizophrenia have an almost three times greater risk of dying from Covid-19 than people without the mental disorder, a new study finds, even after accounting for higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, and smoking. Schizophrenia ranks second — after age — in the odds of dying after Covid-19 infection.
People with mood or anxiety disorders had no increased risk of death from coronavirus infection in the cohort study of more than 7,300 patients treated in New York last spring.
People with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases face a greater risk of dying from COVID-19, according to a new Rheumatology study that found working-age people with these conditions faced a risk similar to those 20 years older in the general population.
The American Lung Association’s virtual COVID-19 Summer Town Hall Series brings together top health experts to raise awareness about the effects of COVID-19. The next town hall on Wednesday, July 15 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm CT will focus on the connection between poor air quality and COVID-19, and impacts on communities of color, especially African Americans.
