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Routine risk assessment and extra vigilance needed to prevent pressure injuries among ICU patients with COVID-19

Patients critically ill with COVID-19 are at exceptionally high risk for developing healthcare-associated pressure injuries (HAPrIs), and nurses and other clinicians should be extra vigilant with assessments and protective interventions, according to a study published in AACN Advanced Critical Care.

23 Aug 2022

The role of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19-associated chilblains

A recent study published in the British Journal of Dermatology evaluated COVID-19-associated chilblains.

23 Aug 2022

How is the COVID pandemic affecting perinatal mental health?

Researchers discuss the adverse effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health.

22 Aug 2022

The effect of different SARS-CoV-2 variants on maternal outcomes

Researchers evaluate the association between severe maternal morbidities and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Aug 2022

Flexible e-learning program improves neonate pain management knowledge and skills for nurses

Adults self-report their pain on a one to 10 numerical score, while children can point to an equivalent face scale - from a green smiling face to a red crying face - to indicate their pain.

19 Aug 2022

What is the association between COVID-19 and thrombotic events?

In a new study, researchers assessed the association of COVID-19 and influenza with thrombotic events among patients.

18 Aug 2022

What is the importance of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among adolescents?

Researchers estimated messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against SARS-CoV-2 infections among Sicilian adolescents.

18 Aug 2022

The neutralizing antibody escape of BA.2.75 in mRNA-vaccinated and BA.1-infected individuals

Investigators analyzed the neutralization escape of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 variant.

17 Aug 2022

What is the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of early onset COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics.

16 Aug 2022

Study gains new insights into heart and lung conditions in babies born with Down Syndrome

A study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has gained new insights into changes in heart function and blood pressure in the lungs of babies born with Down Syndrome.

16 Aug 2022

What are the risk factors related to COVID-19-related hospitalization and mortality?

In a new study, researchers assessed the risk factors associated with COVID-19-related hospitalization or mortality.

16 Aug 2022

RapiD_AI as a novel disease and pandemic preparedness tool

researchers assessed the RapiD_AI framework for deployable AI for improved pandemic preparedness.

16 Aug 2022

Study determines the impact of withholding nitrous oxide for labor analgesia

Birthing women denied nitrous oxide ('laughing gas') to relieve labor pain during the COVID-19 pandemic have turned to opioids instead, without any adverse outcomes for mother or child, according to a new study by Australian clinicians.

16 Aug 2022

National follow-up study identifies risk factors for a prolonged COVID-19 recovery

In one of the largest follow-up studies to date, involving 25 pediatric hospitals, more than a quarter of children and adolescents hospitalized with coronavirus infection early in the pandemic still had health problems two to four months later, either persisting symptoms or activity impairment. The study, led by Boston Children's Hospital, is published August 12 in the journal Pediatrics.

12 Aug 2022

COVID-19 infection in pregnant women linked to increased risk of adverse outcomes

COVID-19 infection in pregnant women is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to women who are not pregnant, according to a review published in JACC: Advances from the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee.

11 Aug 2022

International medical experts aim to use biomarker-based approaches to advance precision medicine

The diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH (SphingoTec), announces that, during the 4th Scientific Symposium held near Potsdam, Germany, international medical experts discussed the latest developments in diagnostic and therapeutic innovations for advancing precision medicine in critically ill patients.

11 Aug 2022

How common is chronic fatigue syndrome among patients with long COVID-19?

In a new study, researchers found that myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) was common in long COVID-19.

10 Aug 2022

Inhaled aprotinin found to reduce viral load in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

A recent paper describes the use of aprotinin, a protease inhibitor that works across several pathways, to reduce the severity of COVID-19.

8 Aug 2022

Insights into the products and services of Azenta

This interview talks to Andre Kotze about the different services and products available at Azenta.

From Azenta Life Sciences 8 Aug 2022

Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear covid-related brain fog

Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn't remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget to remove laundry from the dryer at the end of the cycle. She would turn on the tap at a sink and walk away.

5 Aug 2022

Intensive Care News and Research

Routine risk assessment and extra vigilance needed to prevent pressure injuries among ICU patients with COVID-19

The role of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19-associated chilblains

How is the COVID pandemic affecting perinatal mental health?

The effect of different SARS-CoV-2 variants on maternal outcomes

Flexible e-learning program improves neonate pain management knowledge and skills for nurses

What is the association between COVID-19 and thrombotic events?

What is the importance of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among adolescents?

The neutralizing antibody escape of BA.2.75 in mRNA-vaccinated and BA.1-infected individuals

What is the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics?

Study gains new insights into heart and lung conditions in babies born with Down Syndrome

What are the risk factors related to COVID-19-related hospitalization and mortality?

RapiD_AI as a novel disease and pandemic preparedness tool

Study determines the impact of withholding nitrous oxide for labor analgesia

National follow-up study identifies risk factors for a prolonged COVID-19 recovery

COVID-19 infection in pregnant women linked to increased risk of adverse outcomes

International medical experts aim to use biomarker-based approaches to advance precision medicine

How common is chronic fatigue syndrome among patients with long COVID-19?

Inhaled aprotinin found to reduce viral load in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

Insights into the products and services of Azenta

Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear covid-related brain fog

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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