Two-Week DAA Prophylaxis Prevents Hep C After Kidney Transplant
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two-week direct-acting antiviral (DAA) prophylaxis...
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Pandemic’s Impact on Child Cognitive, Emotional Well-Being Mixed
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pandemic exposure is associated with both positive...
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Fluvoxamine Does Not Shorten Duration of COVID-19 Symptoms
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fluvoxamine does not reduce duration of COVID-19...
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Fourth COVID-19 Shot Beneficial in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic...
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Prevalence of COVID-19 Variant BA.2.86 Rising in the United States
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Mortality Increased With Exposure to Coal Fine Particulate Matter
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5)...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Before Infection Cuts Risk for Long COVID
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination before infection is associated...
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American Heart Association, Nov. 11-13
The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held this year from Nov. 11 to 13 in...
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Decline in Excess Mortality Seen in First Decade After Quitting Smoking
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Former smokers avoid more than half of the excess...
Read MoreA 30-Year-Old Man with a Recent History of COVID-19 Requiring Treatment with Corticosteroids Who Developed Bilateral Central Serous Chorioretinopathy During 7-Month Follow-Up.
BACKGROUND Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) involves a localized serous macular detachment, secondary to retinal pigment epithelial and choroidal vascular changes, which can be an adverse effect of corticosteroid use....
Read MoreMechanisms of ferroptosis and targeted therapeutic approaches in lymphoma.
Lymphoma is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide. Under the current treatment standards, patients with lymphoma often fail to respond to treatment or relapse early and require further therapy. Hence, novel therapeutic...
Read MoreEvaluation of thirst severity, death anxiety, and complementary and supportive therapy use as predictors of urinary incontinence-related quality of life in older adults.
This correlational survey study aimed to evaluate thirst severity, death anxiety, and the use of complementary and supportive therapy as predictors of urinary incontinence-related quality of life in older adults.The study...
Read MoreTherapeutic Efficacy of Oxaliplatin and Pembrolizumab Combination Treatment for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer with over 2.3 million new cases diagnosed and 685,000 deaths worldwide in 2020. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which is characterized by high invasiveness, high...
Read MoreAssociations of myeloid cells with cellular and humoral responses following vaccinations in patients with neuroimmunological diseases.
Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are widely used in neuroimmunological diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Although these treatments are known to predispose patients to...
Read MoreA Mendelian Randomization-Based Causal Investigation on Bacterial Infection-Related Genes and Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Neurodegenerative diseases remain the most prevalent and unsolved health problems in human society, especially Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). The pathogenesis, pathology, and potential...
Read More[Transplant Candidate with Cancer: Should We Proceed?].
Individuals who suffer from end-stage renal disease are at a higher risk of developing certain types of tumors. This risk increases as kidney function deteriorates further. Dialysis patients often witness a surge in the...
Read MoreBeta-spike-containing boosters induce robust and functional antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in macaques primed with distinct vaccines.
The reduced effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines due to the emergence of variants of concern (VOCs) necessitated the use of vaccine boosters to bolster protection against disease. However, it remains unclear how boosting expands...
Read MoreHealth system productivity in sub-Saharan Africa: tuberculosis control in high burden countries.
Sixteen of the 30 countries with a high tuberculosis (TB) burden are in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Over 25% of TB deaths occur in the Africa region. This study aims to estimate the productivity changes of TB programs in 16 SSA...
Read MoreUnderstanding COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy among People with HIV in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study.
People with HIV (PWH) incur a higher risk of COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality rates, yet less is known about COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy in this group. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Freetown, Sierra...
Read MoreModeling Global Monkeypox Infection Spread Data: A Comparative Study of Time Series Regression and Machine Learning Models.
The global impact of COVID-19 has heightened concerns about emerging viral infections, among which monkeypox (MPOX) has become a significant public health threat. To address this, our study employs a comprehensive approach using...
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