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Does age influence management of patients with prosthetic joint infections?

31 Jan 2023 by

Patients aged ≥75 years with a first prosthetic joint infection following hip or knee arthroplasty have similar presentations and management as their younger counterparts (aged <75 years), according to a study. However, cardiac abnormalities and mortality at 1 year are higher in older patients.

31 Jan 2023

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 January 2023)

31 Jan 2023

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 January 2023 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

31 Jan 2023

BNT162b2 vax prevents delta, omicron infection in adolescents; benefits upped with booster dose

30 Jan 2023 by

Full vaccination with the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine reduced infection and hospitalization due to the delta and omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, with an added benefit against the omicron variant in individuals who received a booster dose, according to a national study of Singaporean adolescents.

30 Jan 2023

Long COVID may persist for months, resolve within a year

30 Jan 2023 by

Patients with mild COVID-19 may encounter a few health concerns for several months following SARS-CoV-2 infection, but these outcomes tend to resolve within a year from diagnosis, reveals a study.

30 Jan 2023

SAVE-MORE subgroup analysis further reinforces anakinra benefit in COVID-19

27 Jan 2023 by

The benefit of anakinra treatment in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is consistent regardless of age, sex, comorbidities, and suPAR* levels, according to subgroup analysis of the SAVE-MORE trial.

27 Jan 2023

Rehabilitation plus robotic therapy improves outcomes in COVID-19 patients

25 Jan 2023 by

Inpatient rehabilitation with a comprehensive rehabilitation program offers benefits to post-COVID-19 patients, reports a Singapore study, noting that functional outcomes may be further improved with adjunct robotic therapy.

25 Jan 2023

PCOS does not make COVID-19 worse for women

25 Jan 2023

In women who have contracted COVID-19, the presence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) does not appear to drive the risk of increased disease severity, according to a study.

25 Jan 2023

Infections a risk factor for dementia

23 Jan 2023

Individuals who have been hospitalized with infection appear to be at higher risk of dementia compared with their peers who are unexposed to infections, as reported in a study.

23 Jan 2023

Monitoring Epstein–Barr viral load may reduce PTLD incidence after liver transplant

22 Jan 2023

Epstein‒Barr virus (EBV) viral load (VL) monitoring can help lower the incidence of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) following liver transplant in adults, suggests a study.

22 Jan 2023

Digital misinformation may lead to wrong health decisions, says study

18 Jan 2023 by

An online cross-sectional survey involving antivaxxers, conspiracy theorists, and flat earthers reveals how these people are more likely to believe in false causes of cancer, indicating an association between digital misinformation and consequent erroneous health decisions.

18 Jan 2023

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Does age influence management of patients with prosthetic joint infections?

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 January 2023)

BNT162b2 vax prevents delta, omicron infection in adolescents; benefits upped with booster dose

Long COVID may persist for months, resolve within a year

SAVE-MORE subgroup analysis further reinforces anakinra benefit in COVID-19

Rehabilitation plus robotic therapy improves outcomes in COVID-19 patients

PCOS does not make COVID-19 worse for women

Infections a risk factor for dementia

Monitoring Epstein–Barr viral load may reduce PTLD incidence after liver transplant

Digital misinformation may lead to wrong health decisions, says study