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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

High air pollution may increase risk for life-threatening arrhythmias

Life-threatening arrhythmias are more common on days with highly polluted air, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 May 2022

Neuroscientists pinpoint brain mechanism responsible for common type of age-related memory loss

Working with rats, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins University have pinpointed a mechanism in the brain responsible for a common type of age-related memory loss.

20 May 2022

Five medical organizations release new guidance for preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia

In the second in series of updates on guidance for infection control in acute-care hospitals, five medical organizations are recommending best practices for preventing hospital-associated pneumonia. Pneumonia is the most common and deadly healthcare-associated infection.

20 May 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill secures $65 million NIH grant for establishing Antiviral Drug Discovery Center

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health awarded the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health a $65 million grant establishing an Antiviral Drug Discovery Center to develop oral antivirals that can combat pandemic-level viruses like COVID-19.

20 May 2022

Expressions of doubt are vital for promoting trust in vaccines, research reveals

Groundbreaking new University of Limerick, Ireland research analyzing global vaccine hesitancy has revealed that expressions of doubt are essential for promoting trust in vaccines.

20 May 2022

Study demonstrates how the transcription factor C/EBPβ can positively influence fat storage

The chronic nutritional and metabolic disease of obesity is characterized by an excessive increase in body fat and its accumulation in tissues.

20 May 2022

Scientists explore mortality among women on hormone replacement therapy early in COVID-19 pandemic

A new study assessed the association of hormone replacement therapy or the use of the combined oral contraceptive pill with mortality among women with a previous history of COVID-19.

20 May 2022

Parental hesitancy and childhood COVID vaccination

A recent article under review at Nature Portfolio and posted to the Research Square* preprint server explored the opinions of adults on vaccinating children against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

20 May 2022

New funding boost to combat antibiotic resistance

Antibiotics have saved countless lives since they were introduced in the 1940s, curing infections and making procedures like chemotherapy and surgeries safer. But their effectiveness is waning.

19 May 2022

Novel surface treatment could help improve safety of medical devices, prevent hospital infections

A hospital or medical clinic might be the last place you'd expect to pick up a nasty infection, but approximately 1.7 million Americans do each year, resulting in nearly 100,000 deaths from infection-related complications and roughly $30 billion in direct medical costs.

19 May 2022

Facebook posts may help identify people at risk for hazardous drinking habits

Alcoholism can be a difficult condition to diagnose, especially in cases where individuals' drinking habits are not noticed and physical symptoms have not yet manifested.

19 May 2022

Study estimates the global RSV disease burden in children under five in 2019

A new study published in The Lancet estimates that RSV-attributable acute lower respiratory infection was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under five across the globe in 2019.

19 May 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Waking up to baby formula shortage

The federal government finally addressed the infant formula shortage, as a growing number of families found themselves without anything to feed their babies.

19 May 2022

Impact of COVID-19 second booster vaccine on all-cause death among older cohorts

Scientists illustrated that the second booster dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations lowered all-cause death in the long-term care home residents and those aged 80 years or older.

19 May 2022

Increasing greenery in urban areas may reduce mortality of all causes, study reveals

A new analysis on greenery and mortality found that between 34,000-38,000 deaths could have been reduced with local increases in green vegetation in US metropolitan areas.

19 May 2022

Psychological risk factors may increase chances of hospitalization after COVID-19 diagnosis

People who reported in a survey that they felt worried, depressed or lonely had a greater chance of being hospitalized after a COVID-19 diagnosis, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

19 May 2022

This rural, red Southern County was a vaccine success story. Not anymore.

At a glance, it seemed like a Southern pandemic success story in a most unlikely place.

19 May 2022

Immunity conferred by COVID-19 vaccines in solid organ transplant recipients

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers estimated the humoral immunity imparted by the two/three doses of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs).

18 May 2022

Prevalence of long COVID-19 after Omicron infection

A recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server analyzed the long coronavirus disease (COVID) linked with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant.

18 May 2022

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Reduced exercise capacity is common in long COVID patients

High air pollution may increase risk for life-threatening arrhythmias

Neuroscientists pinpoint brain mechanism responsible for common type of age-related memory loss

Five medical organizations release new guidance for preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia

UNC-Chapel Hill secures $65 million NIH grant for establishing Antiviral Drug Discovery Center

Expressions of doubt are vital for promoting trust in vaccines, research reveals

Study demonstrates how the transcription factor C/EBPβ can positively influence fat storage

Scientists explore mortality among women on hormone replacement therapy early in COVID-19 pandemic

Parental hesitancy and childhood COVID vaccination

New funding boost to combat antibiotic resistance

Novel surface treatment could help improve safety of medical devices, prevent hospital infections

Facebook posts may help identify people at risk for hazardous drinking habits

Study estimates the global RSV disease burden in children under five in 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Waking up to baby formula shortage

Impact of COVID-19 second booster vaccine on all-cause death among older cohorts

Increasing greenery in urban areas may reduce mortality of all causes, study reveals

Psychological risk factors may increase chances of hospitalization after COVID-19 diagnosis

This rural, red Southern County was a vaccine success story. Not anymore.

Immunity conferred by COVID-19 vaccines in solid organ transplant recipients

Prevalence of long COVID-19 after Omicron infection

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