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A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, James Perkinson’s voice was raspy. In February, he’d just been taken off ECMO, the last-ditch life support treatment in which a machine outside the body does the work of the heart and lungs.

7 Apr 2022

Study finds vaccines effectively reduce deaths from COVID-19 but not the prevalence of infections

Researchers in Australia have investigated COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness on the prevalence and mortality of the Delta variant.

7 Apr 2022

International Health Partners; Bringing Hope to Vulnerable Communities

In this interview, we speak to Adele Paterson, CEO of International Health Partners, about how they are bringing hope to vulnerable communities worldwide.

7 Apr 2022

Transcriptional reprogramming of monocytes in COVID-19

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers examined the functionality of cluster of differentiation 14-positive (CD14+) monocytes in patients with mild or moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

7 Apr 2022

An assessment of COVID-19 vaccine safety during pregnancy

In a recent study posted to the Preprints with The Lancet* SSRN preprint server, researchers evaluated the safety of currently administered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in child-bearing women.

7 Apr 2022

Patient outcomes after influenza, RSV, or SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the elements that predicted all-cause mortality among individuals hospitalized due to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

7 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 transmission in first few X cases and households

In a study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the household secondary infection attack rate (hSAR) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

6 Apr 2022

Severe COVID linked to RAAS and hyperlipidemia associated metabolic syndrome conditions

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the association of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)-mediated hypertension (HT) with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

6 Apr 2022

Israeli research confirms BNT162b2 booster's effectiveness

Researchers explore the use of a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine.

6 Apr 2022

How effective are mRNA boosters against to Delta and Omicron?

The current study discusses available data on the effectiveness of mRNA vaccination against Omicron.

6 Apr 2022

COVID boosters protect you better than monoclonal antibodies, or natural infection

In a new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers analyzed the neutralization of the Omicron BA.1 variant pseudovirus by post-vaccination serum samples.

6 Apr 2022

COVID-19 protection increases after fourth vaccine dose but declines quickly

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has focussed on the relative effectiveness of the fourth dose, compared to the three doses vaccination regime, against confirmed infection and severe illness among older persons in the Israeli population.

6 Apr 2022

Using a pulse oximeter did not save more lives or prevent hospitalization in COVID Watch program

Using a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen levels is no better than just regularly asking patients with COVID-19 if they are short of breath, according to new research at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania.

6 Apr 2022

New insights on lung surfactants could lead to better treatments for respiratory illnesses

A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers analyzed the fundamental properties and structures of lung surfactant - a naturally occurring substance that helps human and animal lungs expand and contract - providing insight that could eventually help scientists develop better treatments for respiratory illnesses.

6 Apr 2022

New guide debunks the common misconceptions about COVID-19 diagnostic tests

The EU project CORONADX has published a leaflet with a collection of common misconceptions on COVID-19 diagnostic tests to help citizens navigate between truth and falsehoods.

6 Apr 2022

Wastewater-based Epidemiology technique can help move toward a healthier and more sustainable world

Of the many contemporary conveniences often taken for granted in developed countries, modern sanitation may be among the most important. A new study suggests that wastewater infrastructure may provide societal benefits far beyond the dramatic improvements in community hygiene.

6 Apr 2022

Pandemic-era birth data reveals significant fall in cesarian, induced deliveries

Premature births from cesarian (C-sections) and induced deliveries fell by 6.5% during the first month of the Covid-19 pandemic and remained consistently lower throughout - a likely result of fewer prenatal visits due to efforts to slow the spread of the virus, according to new research from Georgia Tech's School of Economics.

6 Apr 2022

Study shows link between language status and health outcomes during COVID-19 hospitalizations

The language status of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 may significantly impact health outcomes during their admission, as non-English speaking individuals were found to have 35 percent greater odds of dying or requiring intensive care unit (ICU) support during the earliest phase of the pandemic compared to English-speaking patients, according to a study by Mass General Brigham (MGB).

6 Apr 2022

Study captures the immune effect of COVID-19 vaccine in patients with multiple myeloma

Most immunocompromised people with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma benefited from a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines, a promising sign after it was shown that two doses tended to not be sufficient for them.

6 Apr 2022

Study explores incidence of cardiac impairment a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers used cardiac magnetic resonance to show the one-year trajectory of cardiac impairment in long coronavirus disease patients.

6 Apr 2022

covid 19 News and Research

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Study finds vaccines effectively reduce deaths from COVID-19 but not the prevalence of infections

International Health Partners; Bringing Hope to Vulnerable Communities

Transcriptional reprogramming of monocytes in COVID-19

An assessment of COVID-19 vaccine safety during pregnancy

Patient outcomes after influenza, RSV, or SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

SARS-CoV-2 transmission in first few X cases and households

Severe COVID linked to RAAS and hyperlipidemia associated metabolic syndrome conditions

Israeli research confirms BNT162b2 booster's effectiveness

How effective are mRNA boosters against to Delta and Omicron?

COVID boosters protect you better than monoclonal antibodies, or natural infection

COVID-19 protection increases after fourth vaccine dose but declines quickly

Using a pulse oximeter did not save more lives or prevent hospitalization in COVID Watch program

New insights on lung surfactants could lead to better treatments for respiratory illnesses

New guide debunks the common misconceptions about COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Wastewater-based Epidemiology technique can help move toward a healthier and more sustainable world

Pandemic-era birth data reveals significant fall in cesarian, induced deliveries

Study shows link between language status and health outcomes during COVID-19 hospitalizations

Study captures the immune effect of COVID-19 vaccine in patients with multiple myeloma

Study explores incidence of cardiac impairment a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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