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Study explores racial differences in outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU

In a study that looked at racial differences in outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit, researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that patients of color had a lower 28-day mortality than white patients.

31 Mar 2021

New tool could help children with medical complexities avoid long hospitalizations

Too often, contends UMass Lowell faculty researcher Brenna Morse, children with complex chronic medical conditions spend days in the hospital undergoing tests for what could be a simple diagnosis.

30 Mar 2021

COVID-related smoking cessation messages effective in encouraging smokers to quit

An international survey that included 600 smokers in the UK has found that cessation messaging focused on easing the burden on our health system is most effective in encouraging people to quit.

30 Mar 2021

Researchers study the physical effects of space travel on astronaut's heart

With NASA preparing to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, researchers are studying the physical effects of spending long periods in space.

30 Mar 2021

Corticosteroid therapy in pregnant women with COVID-19

A new study describes the outcome of corticosteroid use in pregnancy.

29 Mar 2021

Long-term complications are common among COVID-19 recovered individuals

A team of scientists from the United Kingdom has recently conducted a multicenter, prospective cohort study to investigate long-term consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

24 Mar 2021

Survey of surge capacity managers captures pandemic preparedness status of the U.S. health care system

A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine-led survey of dozens of surge capacity managers at hospitals nationwide captures the U.S. health care system's pandemic preparedness status in the months before the first COVID-19 cases were identified in China.

24 Mar 2021

Researchers develop “Crisis Standards of Care” policy to address ethical issues

During a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hospitals need to allocate scarce medical resources in an equitable manner, according to clinicians and ethicists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

24 Mar 2021

New 'care bundle' can reduce PPE-related facial injuries in frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers

A study has found that a new 'care bundle' can reduce the incidence of facial pressure injuries in frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers caused by the prolonged wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

23 Mar 2021

STAQ and Children’s Hospital Colorado launch sterile compounded drugs for pediatric patients

STAQ (Safety, Transparency, Availability, Quality) Pharma and Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) announced today the completion of product development work and the launch of several important sterile compounded medications that are widely used in pediatric hospitals.

23 Mar 2021

Crisis standard of care guidelines may not exacerbate racial inequities

There are two simultaneously occurring pandemics in the U.S.: Racism and COVID-19. "These mutualistic pandemics have thrown into stark focus the separate and unequal systems through which people access health care," explained corresponding author Emily Cleveland Manchanda, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Boston University School of Medicine.

22 Mar 2021

AI-based system for real-time prediction of complications in intensive care units

Life-threatening situations occur time and again in an intensive care unit. To make sure that doctors can intervene in time, a team at the German Heart Center Berlin has developed AI-based software that regularly evaluates all monitoring data and alerts staff before a critical situation is reached.

22 Mar 2021

Scarce medical resources should be allocated equally during public health crisis, say ethicists

22 Mar 2021

Hearing loss, other auditory problems strongly linked with Covid-19

Hearing loss and other auditory problems are strongly associated with Covid-19 according to a systematic review of research evidence led by University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists.

21 Mar 2021

Study: COVID-19 causes more severe disease and is more lethal than influenza

In a paper published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, physician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center assessed the relative impact of COVID-19 on patients hospitalized with the viral infection in March and April 2020, versus patients hospitalized with influenza during the last five flu seasons at the medical center.

19 Mar 2021

New drug regimen is safe and effective in children with cystic fibrosis

An international, open-label Phase 3 study, co-led by Susanna McColley, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, found that a regimen of three drugs (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) that targets the genetic cause of cystic fibrosis was safe and effective in 6-11-year-olds with at least one copy of F508del mutation in the CFTR gene, which is estimated to represent almost 90 percent of the cystic fibrosis population in the United States.

19 Mar 2021

Virtual reality experiences can be used to train professionals in organ donation and transplants

The Donation and Transplantation Institute and Immersium Studio, a UOC spin-off, have developed virtual reality experiences that can be used to train health professionals in the area of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

18 Mar 2021

A modified protein mediates development of lung fibrosis after cadmium/carbon black exposure

The triggers and causes of a severe scarring disease of the lungs -- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF -- remain unclear.

18 Mar 2021

Mobile stroke units deliver faster care to improve outcomes, lessen chance for disability

A new study involving UCLA researchers finds that mobile stroke units (MSUs) - state-of-the-art ambulances built to provide stroke patients with emergency neurological diagnosis and treatment prior to hospital arrival -- improve patient outcomes and lessen the chance for disability by delivering care faster than standard stroke care.

17 Mar 2021

Study finds link between low dose aspirin and decreased COVID-19 severity, death

George Washington University researchers found low dose aspirin may reduce the need for mechanical ventilation, ICU admission and in-hospital mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

17 Mar 2021

Critical Care News and Research

Study explores racial differences in outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU

New tool could help children with medical complexities avoid long hospitalizations

COVID-related smoking cessation messages effective in encouraging smokers to quit

Researchers study the physical effects of space travel on astronaut's heart

Corticosteroid therapy in pregnant women with COVID-19

Long-term complications are common among COVID-19 recovered individuals

Survey of surge capacity managers captures pandemic preparedness status of the U.S. health care system

Researchers develop “Crisis Standards of Care” policy to address ethical issues

New 'care bundle' can reduce PPE-related facial injuries in frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers

STAQ and Children’s Hospital Colorado launch sterile compounded drugs for pediatric patients

Crisis standard of care guidelines may not exacerbate racial inequities

AI-based system for real-time prediction of complications in intensive care units

Scarce medical resources should be allocated equally during public health crisis, say ethicists

Hearing loss, other auditory problems strongly linked with Covid-19

Study: COVID-19 causes more severe disease and is more lethal than influenza

New drug regimen is safe and effective in children with cystic fibrosis

Virtual reality experiences can be used to train professionals in organ donation and transplants

A modified protein mediates development of lung fibrosis after cadmium/carbon black exposure

Mobile stroke units deliver faster care to improve outcomes, lessen chance for disability

Study finds link between low dose aspirin and decreased COVID-19 severity, death

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