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Covid aid papered over Colorado hospital’s financial shortcomings

Less than two years after opening a state-of-the-art $26 million hospital in Leadville, Colorado, St. Vincent Health nearly ran out of money.

7 Mar 2023

Effectiveness of monovalent COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccination vs. two-dose primary series during Omicron variant circulation

Researchers estimated the immune protection conferred by monovalent-type COVID-19 mRNA booster doses vs. two-dose prime vaccination series during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant predominance in community settings.

7 Mar 2023

Physical activity and motivational support have no long-term effects on smoking cessation

Promoting physical activity and other behavioral support can help people wanting to reduce their smoking to quit in the short-term.

6 Mar 2023

Interferon autoantibodies not implicated in long-COVID

Researchers assess the proportion of interferon autoantibodies in long COVID patients.

6 Mar 2023

IgG4 serum levels do not show elevation in post-COVID syndrome

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Germany assessed the differences in antigen-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) subtypes between post-COVID syndrome (PCS) patients and convalescent controls.

6 Mar 2023

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths, intubations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths by 30 percent and intubations by 25 percent in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who are not critically ill when compared to the standard treatment, which is low-dose anticoagulation.

6 Mar 2023

How SARS-CoV-2 infection affects acute ischemic stroke outcomes

A recent PLOS ONE journal study evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on neurological outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients.

6 Mar 2023

'Good autoantibodies' associated with a milder course and lower risk of long Covid

Sometimes in the laboratory there are unexpected results. "Previously it had been observed that autoantibodies are common in severe Covid patients, those who end up in intensive care," says Jonathan Muri, postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB, affiliated with the Università della Svizzera italiana) and co-author of the study.

6 Mar 2023

Study identifies genetic variants influencing human fertility

Fertility is influenced by mechanisms that influence both reproductive biology and human behavior, according to the largest study to date identifying genetic determinants of the number of children an individual may have.

6 Mar 2023

Non-critically ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients could substantially benefit from a higher dose of blood-thinners

Giving noncritically ill patients hospitalized for COVID-19 a higher dose of blood-thinning medication than usual did not significantly reduce the combined risk of death from any cause, need for treatment in an intensive-care unit, a confirmed blood clot or a stroke at 30 days, according to the results of the FREEDOM-COVID trial presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Study: More than 25% of parents misrepresented their children's COVID-19 status

More than 25% of parents surveyed report that they were less than truthful about their children's COVID-19 status or that they didn't follow the disease's preventive guidelines during the pandemic for their offspring, according to a nationwide study led in part by University of Utah scientists.

6 Mar 2023

Trial emulation shows the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in improving long COVID symptoms

In a recent article published in the BMJ, researchers evaluated the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines on patients with long COVID.

6 Mar 2023

Meta-analysis on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in association with antibody titers

Researchers performed a meta-analysis analyzing randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, and the dose-response association of humoral responses with vaccine effectiveness.

6 Mar 2023

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors' offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face.

6 Mar 2023

Struggling to survive, the first rural hospitals line up for new federal lifeline

Just off the historic U.S. Route 66 in eastern New Mexico, a 10-bed hospital has for decades provided emergency care for a steady flow of people injured in car crashes and ranching accidents.

6 Mar 2023

BioInfect: Bringing the best brains to the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

During the conference, we had the chance to catch up with some of the speakers to ask them about their work, as well as what they would be discussing at the 2023 BioInfet Conference.

6 Mar 2023

Study shows survival benefit of home-based rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease patients

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers comparatively evaluated death rates among home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) participants and non-participants.

5 Mar 2023

Automated reminders improve guideline-based statin prescribing practices

Patients with cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease, stroke or peripheral arterial disease, were significantly more likely to be prescribed guideline-recommended high-intensity statin therapy if their clinician was sent an automated reminder with information about their cardiovascular disease history, prior statin use and history of statin associated side effects, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Healthcare providers (HCP) at three Miami hospitals during the height of the Covid crisis, who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique (TM), showed a rapid and highly significant reduction in stress-related burnout symptoms such as somatization, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and emotional exhaustion, as well as significant improvement in mental well-being, compared to a parallel matched lifestyle-as-usual group (LAU), according to a new study published today in PLOS ONE.

3 Mar 2023

Skilled nursing facilities provided post-acute rehabilitation to older adults during the pandemic

Older adults who entered skilled nursing facilities (SNF) for care after hospitalizations after the pandemic received rehabilitation care comparable to the levels of care that were provided pre-pandemic, according to research published in the JAMA Health Forum.

3 Mar 2023

covid 19 News and Research

Covid aid papered over Colorado hospital’s financial shortcomings

Effectiveness of monovalent COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccination vs. two-dose primary series during Omicron variant circulation

Physical activity and motivational support have no long-term effects on smoking cessation

Interferon autoantibodies not implicated in long-COVID

IgG4 serum levels do not show elevation in post-COVID syndrome

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths, intubations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

How SARS-CoV-2 infection affects acute ischemic stroke outcomes

'Good autoantibodies' associated with a milder course and lower risk of long Covid

Study identifies genetic variants influencing human fertility

Non-critically ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients could substantially benefit from a higher dose of blood-thinners

Study: More than 25% of parents misrepresented their children's COVID-19 status

Trial emulation shows the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in improving long COVID symptoms

Meta-analysis on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in association with antibody titers

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

Struggling to survive, the first rural hospitals line up for new federal lifeline

BioInfect: Bringing the best brains to the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

Study shows survival benefit of home-based rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease patients

Automated reminders improve guideline-based statin prescribing practices

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Skilled nursing facilities provided post-acute rehabilitation to older adults during the pandemic

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