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The effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments for post-viral syndromes and long COVID

A recent systematic review investigated the effectiveness of non-pharmacologic interventions for post-viral syndromes, including the post-COVID-19 syndrome.

9 Jun 2022

Analysis finds little proof that testosterone treatment increases the risk of cardiovascular events

Testosterone replacement therapy appears safe in the short-to-medium term to treat a condition caused by deficiency of the male sex hormone, according to the most comprehensive analysis of the treatment to date, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity journal.

9 Jun 2022

Preventing adverse birth outcomes may lead to substantial long-term human capital gains

Reducing the excess prevalence of low birthweight, preterm birth or small-for-gestational-age birth in low- and middle-income countries may lead to substantial long-term human capital gains when it comes to both long-term schooling and lifetime income gains, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Mia Blakstad of Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, U.S.A., and colleagues.

8 Jun 2022

Ventilation key to reducing COVID-19 spread in schools

Recently, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) evaluated the aforementioned data on ventilation improvement strategies implemented in kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) public schools in the United States.

8 Jun 2022

Higher levels of optimism may promote health and longevity in diverse racial and ethnic groups

Higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups in a study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

8 Jun 2022

Chicken vaccination leads to better growth of Kenyan children in agriculture-dependent families

Vaccinating household chicken flocks can increase availability and consumption of eggs and meat, leading to better growth of young children in agriculture-dependent families in rural Kenya.

8 Jun 2022

The association between vitamin D status and infections, hospitalization, and mortality due to COVID-19

Researchers explored the associations between vitamin D levels and SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in England.

8 Jun 2022

Molnupiravir reduces hospitalizations and deaths in at-risk, unvaccinated adults with COVID

In a recent phase III study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers demonstrated that oral molnupiravir was effective in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) therapy among non-vaccinated, non-hospitalized adults at-risk for severe illness.

8 Jun 2022

Study finds added benefits of molnupiravir for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

In a recent investigation published in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal, scientists demonstrated the positive impacts of molnupiravir among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients and the healthcare sector apart from lowering disease-linked deaths and hospitalizations in at-risk cohorts.

7 Jun 2022

Gastrointestinal complications caused by SARS-CoV-2

scientists discuss the gastrointestinal complications associated with COVID-19.

7 Jun 2022

Inequalities found in oral anticoagulant prescribing to reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients

There are racial and socioeconomic inequalities in the prescribing of oral anticoagulants to reduce stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation, according to a new study conducted in the UK and publishing June 7th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Alyaa Ajabnoor of the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and colleagues.

7 Jun 2022

Natural serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in lactating cows

Researchers observed SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in lactating cows.

7 Jun 2022

Study says 460k of first million recorded US COVID deaths caused by variants

In a recent research paper posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists from Yale School of Public Health analyzed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-linked deaths in the United States (US).

7 Jun 2022

Anesthetists play an integral role in reducing preventable maternal mortality in the UK

In a session at this year's Euroanaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia Expert Dr Nuala Lucas (Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK) will examine the key messages for anesthesia practice from the UK's Maternal Mortality Reports which are produced annually to provide robust information about the causes of maternal deaths to promote learning and further reduce preventable maternal mortality in the UK and beyond.

6 Jun 2022

Addressing the ‘trust factor’: South Carolina researchers tackle health disparities using genetics

Quenton Tompkins' family tree is deeply rooted in rural McCormick County, South Carolina.

6 Jun 2022

Weight loss with bariatric surgery associated with lower risk of cancer and cancer-related mortality

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among adults with obesity, weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 32% lower risk of developing cancer and a 48% lower risk of cancer-related death compared with adults who did not have the surgery.

3 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze autopsy findings and comorbidities associated with death caused by COVID-19

Men aged between 60 and 77 with Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD) –acute lung injury– in proliferative phase.

3 Jun 2022

Use of RAAS inhibitors reduced aneurysm rupture risk by 18%, finds study

A multi-center study of more than 3,000 people with high blood pressure and brain aneurysms found that the use of RAAS inhibitors, a class of blood pressure lowering medications, reduced the risk of an aneurysm rupture by 18%, according to new research published today in Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

3 Jun 2022

Black women have much at stake in states where abortion access may vanish

"Adulting" was not going great for Tia Freeman. She had lost her scholarship at the University of Tennessee and enlisted in the Air Force. As she finished training to be an analyst, she got pregnant despite being on birth control.

3 Jun 2022

Counting metastatic lymph nodes is better for determining prognoses of solid tumors

Patients newly diagnosed with cancer typically focus on one question, eclipsing all others: "What is my prognosis?"

2 Jun 2022

Mortality News and Research

The effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments for post-viral syndromes and long COVID

Analysis finds little proof that testosterone treatment increases the risk of cardiovascular events

Preventing adverse birth outcomes may lead to substantial long-term human capital gains

Ventilation key to reducing COVID-19 spread in schools

Higher levels of optimism may promote health and longevity in diverse racial and ethnic groups

Chicken vaccination leads to better growth of Kenyan children in agriculture-dependent families

The association between vitamin D status and infections, hospitalization, and mortality due to COVID-19

Molnupiravir reduces hospitalizations and deaths in at-risk, unvaccinated adults with COVID

Study finds added benefits of molnupiravir for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Gastrointestinal complications caused by SARS-CoV-2

Inequalities found in oral anticoagulant prescribing to reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients

Natural serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in lactating cows

Study says 460k of first million recorded US COVID deaths caused by variants

Anesthetists play an integral role in reducing preventable maternal mortality in the UK

Addressing the ‘trust factor’: South Carolina researchers tackle health disparities using genetics

Weight loss with bariatric surgery associated with lower risk of cancer and cancer-related mortality

Researchers analyze autopsy findings and comorbidities associated with death caused by COVID-19

Use of RAAS inhibitors reduced aneurysm rupture risk by 18%, finds study

Black women have much at stake in states where abortion access may vanish

Counting metastatic lymph nodes is better for determining prognoses of solid tumors

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