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Are healthcare workers more stressed out during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Are healthcare workers more stressed out during the COVID-19 pandemic?

27 Sep 2022
Sotrovimab of no help in attenuating COVID-19 severity in face of Omicron BA.2 subvariant

Sotrovimab of no help in attenuating COVID-19 severity in face of Omicron BA.2 subvariant

26 Sep 2022
Vaccine-preventable diseases cause most hospitalizations in IBD patients

Vaccine-preventable diseases cause most hospitalizations in IBD patients

24 Sep 2022
Low zinc, vitamin D levels may predict susceptibility to COVID-19

Low zinc, vitamin D levels may predict susceptibility to COVID-19

23 Sep 2022 byStephen Padilla

Patients with COVID-19 show very low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and zinc, regardless of age, sex, and comorbidities, reports a study. Vitamin D and zinc deficiency appears to be relevant factors in identifying individuals who are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Low zinc, vitamin D levels may predict susceptibility to COVID-19

23 Sep 2022
DANFLU-1: High-dose quadrivalent flu vax reduces hospitalization, death in older adults

DANFLU-1: High-dose quadrivalent flu vax reduces hospitalization, death in older adults

22 Sep 2022 byRoshini Claire Anthony

Older adults who receive a high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine have a 49 percent reduced risk of death and a 64 percent reduced risk of hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia compared with those who receive a standard-dose vaccine, results of the DANFLU-1 study showed.

DANFLU-1: High-dose quadrivalent flu vax reduces hospitalization, death in older adults

22 Sep 2022
Awake prone positioning helps avoid mechanical ventilation in COVID-19

Awake prone positioning helps avoid mechanical ventilation in COVID-19

21 Sep 2022 byTristan Manalac

Keeping COVID-19 patients in the prone position even while they are awake appears to reduce the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), according to a recent Singapore study.

Awake prone positioning helps avoid mechanical ventilation in COVID-19

21 Sep 2022