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Study explores COVID-19 diagnosis and outcomes in HIV patients

In a new study, researchers determined the effect of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis and disease outcomes and compared to those without HIV.

19 Jan 2022

Implications of higher viral load in new SARS-CoV-2 variants on airborne transmission

Researchers have examined the implications of the increased airborne transmission from new variants.

19 Jan 2022

Machine learning model uses blood plasma proteins to predict survival for COVID-19 patients

A single blood sample from a critically ill COVID-19 patient can be analyzed by a machine learning model which uses blood plasma proteins to predict survival, weeks before the outcome, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Digital Health by Florian Kurth and Markus Ralser of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, and colleagues.

19 Jan 2022

Study reveals the experience of support health care workers from underserved communities during COVID-19

A Rutgers study gives new insight into the experiences and perspectives of Black and Latinx people working in supportive health care roles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Jan 2022

Sleep and biological rhythm variables linked to severity of depression, anxiety during pregnancy

A set of parameters including sleep and biological rhythm variables are closely associated with the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms, starting in the third trimester of pregnancy to the third postpartum month, according to a new study.

18 Jan 2022

New checklist outlines six characteristics of ideal healthcare algorithms

A newly proposed checklist outlines six objectives to strive for in the development of machine-learning algorithms that help clinicians make health care decisions and recommendations for patients.

18 Jan 2022

Hospital room surfaces unlikely to be a source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Hospital rooms where COVID patients were treated had little to no active virus contaminations on surfaces, according to a study at Duke University Hospital that adds to the body of research on how the pandemic respiratory virus is spread.

18 Jan 2022

Babies born in cities face increased risk of death

Babies born in cities are surprisingly at increased risk of death in their first month of life compared with their counterparts in rural areas in Tanzania, a study says.

18 Jan 2022

COVID-19 during pregnancy may induce fetal immune response even in the absence of placental infection

SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy may cause inflammatory immune responses in the fetus, even if the virus does not infect the placenta, according to a small National Institutes of Health study.

18 Jan 2022

New findings support the routine use of remdesivir in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Remdesivir, an antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, increased the likelihood of clinical improvement in COVID-19 patients on low-flow oxygen or no oxygen, according to a new study authored by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, HCA Healthcare, and Genospace.

18 Jan 2022

ACP guidelines: Uncomplicated diverticulitis can be treated in an outpatient setting without antibiotics

According to two new clinical guidelines from the American College of Physicians, uncomplicated diverticulitis can be treated in an outpatient setting without antibiotics.

18 Jan 2022

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

A Parkinson’s disease gene turns out to provide the key to modify diseases related to immunoaging.

18 Jan 2022

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

A Parkinson’s disease gene turns out to provide the key to modify diseases related to immunoaging.

18 Jan 2022

UniSA scientists make a surprising discovery in the origins of antibiotic-resistant gene

University of South Australia scientists have made a surprising discovery in the origins of an antibiotic-resistant gene previously thought to have been confined to Adelaide.

18 Jan 2022

Comparison of antibody responses and vaccine effectiveness in healthcare workers post-primary COVID-19 vaccination

The authors highlight that they have shown that boosted individuals are significantly more protected against SARS-CoV-2 infection than any other group

18 Jan 2022

Antibody responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in a cohort of healthcare workers

Researchers have been investigating the vaccine response of healthcare workers from specific vaccines to different variants.

18 Jan 2022

Machine learning model for prediction of COVID-19 patient mortality risk

A new preprint reports a novel machine learning model that purportedly predicts the mortality risk of COVID-19 in patients accurately and at an early stage of infection.

18 Jan 2022

An alternative mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Recently, a study has shown the possibility of repurposing hACE2 transgenic mice, primarily raised to study SARS-CoV, to support SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis.

17 Jan 2022

Transmission of Omicron in a quarantine hotel between two vaccinated individuals across a corridor

A recent study has reported a community outbreak of imported SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant, owing to intra-hotel transmission in a DQH.

17 Jan 2022

DPP4 protein: The connection between severe COVID-19 and diabetes

Researchers explore the relationship between DPP4 and diabetes targets in the management of COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Study explores COVID-19 diagnosis and outcomes in HIV patients

Implications of higher viral load in new SARS-CoV-2 variants on airborne transmission

Machine learning model uses blood plasma proteins to predict survival for COVID-19 patients

Study reveals the experience of support health care workers from underserved communities during COVID-19

Sleep and biological rhythm variables linked to severity of depression, anxiety during pregnancy

New checklist outlines six characteristics of ideal healthcare algorithms

Hospital room surfaces unlikely to be a source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Babies born in cities face increased risk of death

COVID-19 during pregnancy may induce fetal immune response even in the absence of placental infection

New findings support the routine use of remdesivir in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

ACP guidelines: Uncomplicated diverticulitis can be treated in an outpatient setting without antibiotics

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

UniSA scientists make a surprising discovery in the origins of antibiotic-resistant gene

Comparison of antibody responses and vaccine effectiveness in healthcare workers post-primary COVID-19 vaccination

Antibody responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in a cohort of healthcare workers

Machine learning model for prediction of COVID-19 patient mortality risk

An alternative mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Transmission of Omicron in a quarantine hotel between two vaccinated individuals across a corridor

DPP4 protein: The connection between severe COVID-19 and diabetes

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