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Smartwatches, with the support of machine learning algorithms, can perceive face-touching (FT) behaviours and may help contain outbreaks of respiratory infections such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a new study.

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is as good as conservative management in terms of the benefit for in-hospital mortality among ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients receiving maintenance dialysis, a study has found.

A 12-week nurse-led e-health cardiac rehabilitation (NeCR) programme run on a website and a social media chat room effectively modifies behavioural risk factors and improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese patients hospitalized for coronary heart disease (CHD), researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University of Hong Kong have reported.

A large retrospective study from the US, presented at IDWeek 2021, has shown that the Abbott ID NOW rapid molecular COVID-19 assay is highly sensitive and specific at detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in a paediatric population.

Patients coinfected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Chagas disease are more likely to have cardiovascular comorbidities, but do not seem to suffer from worse in-hospital outcomes, a recent study has found.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who have concomitant rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (RSsNP) face more psychological issues, higher COPD symptom burden, and poorer overall quality of life (QoL), according to a study.

Data presented at ID Week 2021 show that Clostridioides difficile (CDI), which is known to be hospital-associated, is highly prevalent even in nonhealthcare settings.