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Investigation of long-COVID in children with immunodeficiency

A new study focused on evaluating the prevalence of characteristic symptoms of Long COVID in immunodeficient and immunocompetent children.

23 May 2022

Reduced exercise capacity is common in long COVID patients

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers illustrated cardiac findings in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-recovered individuals more than a year after infection.

22 May 2022

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers summarized known literature findings of the unexplained post-acute infection syndromes (PAISs).

20 May 2022

Study finds gender-based disparity in life-saving TXA treatment

Injured women are half as likely as men to receive the life-saving drug tranexamic acid (TXA) even though the treatment is equally effective regardless of sex, according to new research in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.

19 May 2022

Health screening and genetic tests may help detect people who carry a gene for familial hypercholesterolemia

Health screening and genetic tests might identify more than 1 million U.S. adults who carry a gene for familial hypercholesterolemia, a common genetic disorder that causes elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as "bad cholesterol," which may lead to premature heart attack or death, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

18 May 2022

‘That’s just part of aging’: Long covid symptoms are often overlooked in seniors

Nearly 18 months after getting covid-19 and spending weeks in the hospital, Terry Bell struggles with hanging up his shirts and pants after doing the laundry.

18 May 2022

Scientists use machine learning models to help discern characteristics of people with long-COVID

Clinical scientists used machine learning (ML) models to explore de-identified electronic health record (EHR) data in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C), a National Institutes of Health-funded national clinical database, to help discern characteristics of people with long-COVID and factors that may help identify such patients using data from medical records.

17 May 2022

Hispanic people with chest pain may experience unwarranted treatment delays in the ER

Hispanic people who went to the emergency room reporting chest pain waited longer than non-Hispanic people to be treated, admitted to the hospital or discharged from the ER, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2022.

13 May 2022

Study shows link between abnormal blood clotting and impaired exercise capacity in people with long COVID

According to a study published today in Blood Advances, people suffering from long COVID may face an increased risk of abnormal blood clotting.

11 May 2022

First-of-its-kind longitudinal study launched to track and analyze lung health in millennials

Northwestern University and the American Lung Association have begun recruitment in Chicago for a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study to track and analyze lung health in millennials at the peak of their lung health.

11 May 2022

Systematic review with meta-analysis of the current evidence regarding the incidence of long COVID symptomatology

The researchers searched several databases looking for observational studies on the incidence of long COVID symptoms and signs by organ system, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.

10 May 2022

ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022: Latest evidence on how to optimize cardiovascular care

Discover how patients with heart disease can live well, be healthy, and live longer at ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

6 May 2022

Exploring vitamin D and acute COVID-19 infection

Researchers assessed the presence of vitamin D deficiency in COVID-19-recovered patients

6 May 2022

Oral Nirmatrelvir's effects on long COVID symptoms

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, examined the cases of three individuals who received nirmatrelvir/ritonavir antiviral therapy at different stages following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

4 May 2022

Women and people of color waited longer in the ER to receive care for chest pain

Women (ages 18 to 55) waited longer to be evaluated for chest pain in the emergency room (ER) and received a less thorough evaluation for a possible heart attack than men in the same age range.

4 May 2022

Study explores long COVID in adults

A new study reviewed post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PACS) in the adult population.

4 May 2022

Educational attainment associated with better health in Black women

One of the best things Black women can do for their health may be to get a college education, according to results of a national analysis.

3 May 2022

Uncovering a new molecule that shows potential as antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas made when fossil fuels burn incompletely. It's also a silent killer.

29 Apr 2022

The added value of adequate immune fitness to the existing approaches to pandemic preparedness

Researchers described two studies, the CLOFIT retrospective study and the COTEST real-time study, that investigated if maintaining adequate immune fitness could significantly add to the current strategies of preparedness for COVID-19 and other pandemics.

28 Apr 2022

Miniature replica of the heart could give a more accurate view of how the organ works

There's no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can't just pop it out, take a look, then slot it back in.

22 Apr 2022

Chest Pain News and Research

Investigation of long-COVID in children with immunodeficiency

Reduced exercise capacity is common in long COVID patients

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

Study finds gender-based disparity in life-saving TXA treatment

Health screening and genetic tests may help detect people who carry a gene for familial hypercholesterolemia

‘That’s just part of aging’: Long covid symptoms are often overlooked in seniors

Scientists use machine learning models to help discern characteristics of people with long-COVID

Hispanic people with chest pain may experience unwarranted treatment delays in the ER

Study shows link between abnormal blood clotting and impaired exercise capacity in people with long COVID

First-of-its-kind longitudinal study launched to track and analyze lung health in millennials

Systematic review with meta-analysis of the current evidence regarding the incidence of long COVID symptomatology

ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022: Latest evidence on how to optimize cardiovascular care

Exploring vitamin D and acute COVID-19 infection

Oral Nirmatrelvir's effects on long COVID symptoms

Women and people of color waited longer in the ER to receive care for chest pain

Study explores long COVID in adults

Educational attainment associated with better health in Black women

Uncovering a new molecule that shows potential as antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning

The added value of adequate immune fitness to the existing approaches to pandemic preparedness

Miniature replica of the heart could give a more accurate view of how the organ works

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