EHR Data Support Reported Effectiveness of Ad26.COV2.S Vaccine
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) – The effectiveness of the Johnson & Johnson...
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‘Delta Plus’ Variant Surfaces in Eight U.S. States
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials say they are keeping close...
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White House Announces Plan to Reduce Gun Suicides
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration unveiled a plan on Tuesday...
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CDC Panel Signs Off on Pfizer Vaccine for Younger Children
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Psychologists Find Demand for Mental Health Services Still Rising
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Psychologists are reporting a large increase in...
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Mirtazapine Does Not Reduce Agitation in Dementia Patients
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with dementia, agitated behaviors...
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Nurses More Likely to Have Suicidal Ideation Than Other Workers
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Compared with other U.S. workers, nurses were at...
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Liver Transplants for Alcoholic Hepatitis Up During COVID-19 Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Waiting-list registrations and liver transplants...
Read MoreDynamics of urinary and respiratory shedding of Severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA excludes urine as a relevant source of viral transmission.
To investigate the expression of the receptor protein ACE-2 alongside the urinary tract, urinary shedding and urinary stability of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.Immunohistochemical staining was performed on tissue from urological surgery of 10...
Read MoreCOVID-19-induced surge in the severity of gender-based violence might increase the risk for acquired brain injuries.
While initial reports have emphasized a global rise in the frequency of intimate partner violence following COVID-19, emerging data are now showing a concerning surge in the of COVID-19-induced physical intimate partner...
Read MoreAssessment of the HScore as a predictor of disease outcome in patients with COVID-19.
Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) accompanies hypercytokinemia, similar to secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH). We aimed to find if HScore could predict disease severity in COVID-19. HScore was...
Read MoreEffects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medication adherence: In the case of antiseizure medications, A scoping review.
Since early 2020, an unprecedented public global health emergency caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) resulted in national governments’ imposing confinement measures. Lockdowns and isolation during pandemics complicate...
Read MoreHow healthcare workers respond to COVID-19: The role of vulnerability and social support in a close relationships defense mechanism.
Healthcare workers play a vital role in the fight against COVID-19. Based on Terror Management Theory (TMT), the present research examined whether a close relationships defense mechanism reduces anxiety among healthcare workers...
Read MoreAtrial fibrillation and COVID-19 in older patients: how disability contributes to shape the risk profile. An analysis of the GeroCovid registry.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is often complicated by disabling conditions in the elderly. COVID-19 has high mortality in older people. This study aimed at evaluating the relationship of pre-infection AF with characteristics and...
Read MoreAdmission Lymphopenia is Associated With Discharge Disposition in Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Patients.
Lymphopenia contributes to the immune suppression observed in critical illness. However, its role in the immunologic response to trauma remains unclear. Herein, we assessed whether admission lymphopenia is associated with poor...
Read MorePrevalences of and characteristics associated with single- and polydrug-involved U.S. Emergency Department Visits in 2018.
Nonfatal and fatal drug overdoses have recently increased. There are limited data describing the range of illicit, prescribed, and over-the-counter drugs involved in overdoses presenting to U.S. emergency departments (EDs).Using...
Read MoreA missense mutation in Pitx2 leads to early-onset glaucoma via NRF2-YAP1 axis.
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, affecting 70 million people worldwide. Owing to the similarity in anatomy and physiology between human and mouse eyes and the ability to genetically manipulate mice, mouse models are an...
Read MoreReasons and consequences of COVID-19 vaccine failure in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
People with hematologic malignancies are at a high risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. The response to vaccination is highly limited in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Less than half of the patients...
Read MoreDefining low-risk high hyperdiploidy in patients with paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a retrospective analysis of data from the UKALL97/99 and UKALL2003 clinical trials.
High hyperdiploidy is the most common genetic subtype of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and is associated with a good outcome. However, some patients relapse and, given its prevalence, patients with high hyperdiploidy...
Read MoreInsomnia and circadian sleep disorders in ovarian cancer: Evaluation and management of underestimated modifiable factors potentially contributing to morbidity.
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynaecological cancer deaths and the seventh most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide, so that, as it is related to substantial and increasing disease burden, the management of...
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