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Duration of delirium in critically ill patients predicts mortality and disability

Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is widespread in critically ill patients in lower resourced hospitals, and the duration of delirium predicted both mortality and disability at six months after discharge, according to a study published in PLOS ONE.

11 Feb 2021

SARS-CoV-2 evolves antibody resistance in immunocompromised patient

Researchers in the United States who tracked the evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in an immunocompromised patient found that convalescent plasma therapy was associated with the emergence of viral variants that were less susceptible to neutralizing antibodies.

11 Feb 2021

Genomic test may help guide treatment decisions for patients with recurrent prostate cancer

A commercially available genomic test may help oncologists better determine which patients with recurrent prostate cancer may benefit from hormone therapy, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and 15 other medical centers.

11 Feb 2021

Short duration, poor-quality sleep may increase risk of dementia and earlier death in elderly people

Sleep and health are inextricably connected. New research from investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital explores the connection between sleep disturbances and deficiencies among older adults and risk of dementia and death, finding that risk of dementia was double among participants who reported getting less than five hours of sleep compared to those who reported 7-8 hours of sleep per night.

11 Feb 2021

Tech companies mobilize to schedule vaccine appointments, but often fall short

On Jan. 14 at 8:43 p.m., Patrick McKenzie tweeted a plea for tech engineers to help him set up a website to track covid-19 vaccine availability in California. McKenzie, who heads a Bay Area financial services tech company, issued the call to "anyone in California [who] wants to do a civtech project which matters."

11 Feb 2021

Health workers and hospitals grapple with millions of counterfeit N95 masks

Thousands of counterfeit 3M respirators have slipped past U.S. investigators in recent months, making it to the cheeks and chins of health care workers and perplexing experts who say their quality is not vastly inferior to the real thing.

11 Feb 2021

Hamamatsu's Market Report: At The Tipping Point - What Is The Future of Digital Pathology?

Hamamatsu's "At the tipping point" market report provides an insight into the current state of digital pathology and the impact of COVID-19 in this industry. Hamamatsu commissioned Sage Growth Partners to conduct an in-depth quantitative and qualitative survey to discover elements that influence and hinder adoption and to compile this report.

From Hamamatsu Photonics Europe 11 Feb 2021

Higher proportion of male children develop COVID-19-related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, finds study

Previous studies about COVID-19 have shown that the illness is often more severe in men than women. However, there is limited data available for the pediatric population. Though children and adolescents are at a lower risk of developing severe illness, some may experience severe symptoms. In some cases, children develop complications, including the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Researchers report that a higher percentage of male children developed MIS-C and died.

11 Feb 2021

Pediatric dietary mobile game improved children’s short-term food choices

Rates of overweight and obesity in children are rising around the world, with serious long-term consequences for health and health care costs. In prior research, video and mobile games have helped children eat healthier and exercise more.

11 Feb 2021

Scientists avert drug resistance in subtype of brain tumors

In far too many cases over the years, scientists have discovered promising new cancer treatments, only to report later that the tumor cells found ways to become resistant. These disappointing results have made overcoming drug resistance a major goal in cancer research.

11 Feb 2021

Researchers determine magnitude of Philadelphia's firearm violence during COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic brought most of the country to a standstill in March 2020, Philadelphia trauma surgeons noticed an alarming trend in the incidence of firearm violence.

11 Feb 2021

Study: Risk of death from COVID-19 is 3.5 times higher than from influenza

A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found that the risk of death from COVID-19 was 3.5 times higher than from influenza.

11 Feb 2021

New study reveals that daytime naps are partly regulated by genes

How often a person takes daytime naps, if at all, is partly regulated by their genes, according to new research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in Nature Communications.

11 Feb 2021

Single strain of bacteria may reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers found that a single strain of bacteria may be able to reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), as reported online in February 2021 in JCI Insight.

11 Feb 2021

Breastfeeding women produce COVID-19 antibodies that neutralize the virus

Breastfeeding women with COVID-19 do not pass along the SARS-CoV-2 virus in their milk but do transfer milk-borne antibodies that are able to neutralize the virus, a multi-institutional team of researchers led by the University of Idaho reported.

11 Feb 2021

Separation of COVID-infected mothers from babies has a negative effect on breastfeeding

It may be safe for COVID-infected mothers to maintain contact with their babies. Keeping them apart can cause maternal distress and have a negative effect on exclusive breastfeeding later in infancy, according to The COVID Mothers Study published in the peer-reviewed journal Breastfeeding Medicine.

11 Feb 2021

Study provides new insights into the mechanism of bone marrow tissue

Imagine a day when clinicians treating people with blood diseases such as leukemia or multiple myeloma can send in requests for laboratories to custom-produce specific types of blood cells to replace those affected by the disease.

10 Feb 2021

Nursing care during COVID-19 pandemic impacted by fear and isolation

Researchers from the University of Seville's Nursing Department, with the collaboration of professionals from the ICU at Virgen Macarena University Hospital in Seville, have analyzed the key factors in caring for critical COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic.

10 Feb 2021

Researchers find higher odds of hospital readmission after endovascular aneurysm repair

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) are responsible for nearly 2% of all deaths in U.S. men over the age of 65.

10 Feb 2021

Playing sport during COVID-19 pandemic eased anxiety and depression for students

School sports came to an abrupt halt during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. How this impacted adolescents' health, who were otherwise generally active in sports in their school, is examined in new research. What happened when adolescent athletes returned to organized sport in this pandemic?

10 Feb 2021

Hospital News and Research

Duration of delirium in critically ill patients predicts mortality and disability

SARS-CoV-2 evolves antibody resistance in immunocompromised patient

Genomic test may help guide treatment decisions for patients with recurrent prostate cancer

Short duration, poor-quality sleep may increase risk of dementia and earlier death in elderly people

Tech companies mobilize to schedule vaccine appointments, but often fall short

Health workers and hospitals grapple with millions of counterfeit N95 masks

Hamamatsu's Market Report: At The Tipping Point - What Is The Future of Digital Pathology?

Higher proportion of male children develop COVID-19-related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, finds study

Pediatric dietary mobile game improved children’s short-term food choices

Scientists avert drug resistance in subtype of brain tumors

Researchers determine magnitude of Philadelphia's firearm violence during COVID-19

Study: Risk of death from COVID-19 is 3.5 times higher than from influenza

New study reveals that daytime naps are partly regulated by genes

Single strain of bacteria may reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease

Breastfeeding women produce COVID-19 antibodies that neutralize the virus

Separation of COVID-infected mothers from babies has a negative effect on breastfeeding

Study provides new insights into the mechanism of bone marrow tissue

Nursing care during COVID-19 pandemic impacted by fear and isolation

Researchers find higher odds of hospital readmission after endovascular aneurysm repair

Playing sport during COVID-19 pandemic eased anxiety and depression for students

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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