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Safety of COVID booster doses and obstetric outcomes in pregnancy

Researchers determine whether there is any risk posed to pregnant women who have received a booster vaccine dose during pregnancy.

11 Apr 2022

Tobacco use increased in smokers trying to quit during COVID-19, study finds

While smoking rates have declined dramatically in the United States, there are still 35 million smokers. There are few data about whether, and if so, how current cigarette smoking habits among those trying to quit are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Apr 2022

Millions of people face a postcode lottery to access fertility freezing treatments

Depending on where some people live in the UK could mean they are denied an NHS treatment which helps patients with medical needs, such as cancer and transgender issues, become parents in the future.

11 Apr 2022

Age and higher ferritin levels associated with more severe MIS-C

A new study found that older children and those with high blood markers for inflammation (ferritin) were at highest risk of severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU).

11 Apr 2022

International study offers insight into occurrence of acute myocarditis during COVID-19 hospitalization

Acute myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle typically triggered by a virus, occurred in about two out of every 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and was associated with more severe illness and complications in people with COVID-19, especially among people who also had pneumonia, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

11 Apr 2022

Researchers make progress to develop a drug for treating metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome increases a person's risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.

11 Apr 2022

VHA telestroke program minimizes hospital transfers, optimizes care for stroke patients

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Telestroke Program has made expert stroke care quickly available to patients, even at rural facilities with limited staffing.

11 Apr 2022

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery improves outcomes for NSCLC patients

Adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide — reduced the risk of recurrence of the cancer or death by more than one-third, according to results from the phase III CheckMate-816 trial.

11 Apr 2022

Bariatric surgery is just as effective for younger adolescents with obesity as for older kids

Increased access to an adolescent-centered healthy weight management program, including bariatric or weight loss surgery, is paramount to achieving the best long-term outcomes as adolescents with obesity grow to adulthood, a new study confirms.

11 Apr 2022

Refurbished walkers and wheelchairs fill gaps created by supply chain problems

Michele Lujan needed a wheelchair for her 52-year-old husband who had been hospitalized with covid-19. But she had lost her job, and money was tight.

11 Apr 2022

Profit strategy: Psychiatric facilities prioritize out-of-state kids

South Carolina children who need immediate, around-the-clock psychiatric care risk being stranded for days — even weeks — waiting for help, only to be sent hundreds of miles away from home for treatment.

11 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak aggravated by low population immunity in Hong Kong

A new study illustrated that inadequate population immunity exacerbated the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak in Hong Kong.

11 Apr 2022

Study demonstrates multinuclear MRI is sensitive to functional pulmonary changes in the follow up of patients hospitalized with COVID-19

In this study, researchers subjected patients to a pulmonary 1H and 129Xe MRI protocol at 6, 12, 25, and 50 weeks after hospitalization.

11 Apr 2022

What does the Future of Microfluidics within Research Look Like?

We speak to France Hamber, CEO of Fluigent, about their microfluidics solutions and how they are allowing scientists to focus more on the science than the setup.

From Fluigent 11 Apr 2022

Crucial blood tests for celiac disease could help shrink the gap to diagnosis and improve care

The Canadian Celiac Association (CCA) hopes that an Ontario Ministry of Health pilot program which includes providing funding for crucial blood tests for celiac disease will be made permanent, to ensure ongoing screening of the 1 in 117 Ontarians at risk for the autoimmune disorder.

11 Apr 2022

New research on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant mutations and sotrovimab therapy

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server assessed the impact of sotrovimab treatment on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant-infected immunocompromised (IC) patients.

11 Apr 2022

Study: Less than half of clinical trials report race/ethnicity data

Clinical trials represent one the largest investments of collective resources in science. These studies, which recruit participants and rigorously evaluate new interventions and therapeutics, aim to advance scientific knowledge and improve patient treatment.

11 Apr 2022

Immunocompromised hosts with Delta/Omicron co-infections

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server examined clinical cases of co-infections of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta/Omicron variants and Omicron BA.1/ BA.2 sublineages in immunocompromised (IC) patients.

10 Apr 2022

Researchers provide insight into anatomical position of the sacral mesh during laparoscopic procedure

A May 2022 study published in the Diseases of the Colon and Rectum zooms in on the importance of anatomy. Dr. Argeny and colleagues of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, provide insight into the anatomical position of the mesh in relation to the sacrum during a laparoscopic procedure.

10 Apr 2022

Researchers seek to understand how microbes in the GI tract help people resist pathogens

Published in Nature Communications, research from the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic sought to understand how microbial communities help people resist pathogens.

8 Apr 2022

Hospital News and Research

Safety of COVID booster doses and obstetric outcomes in pregnancy

Tobacco use increased in smokers trying to quit during COVID-19, study finds

Millions of people face a postcode lottery to access fertility freezing treatments

Age and higher ferritin levels associated with more severe MIS-C

International study offers insight into occurrence of acute myocarditis during COVID-19 hospitalization

Researchers make progress to develop a drug for treating metabolic syndrome

VHA telestroke program minimizes hospital transfers, optimizes care for stroke patients

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery improves outcomes for NSCLC patients

Bariatric surgery is just as effective for younger adolescents with obesity as for older kids

Refurbished walkers and wheelchairs fill gaps created by supply chain problems

Profit strategy: Psychiatric facilities prioritize out-of-state kids

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak aggravated by low population immunity in Hong Kong

Study demonstrates multinuclear MRI is sensitive to functional pulmonary changes in the follow up of patients hospitalized with COVID-19

What does the Future of Microfluidics within Research Look Like?

Crucial blood tests for celiac disease could help shrink the gap to diagnosis and improve care

New research on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant mutations and sotrovimab therapy

Study: Less than half of clinical trials report race/ethnicity data

Immunocompromised hosts with Delta/Omicron co-infections

Researchers provide insight into anatomical position of the sacral mesh during laparoscopic procedure

Researchers seek to understand how microbes in the GI tract help people resist pathogens

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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