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Compromised nutritional, immunological status ups infection risk after gastric cancer surgery
Compromised nutritional, immunological status ups infection risk after gastric cancer surgery
27 May 2022

Infection is a common complication in gastric cancer stage II/III patients after gastrectomy, a recent study has found. A low prognostic nutritional index score seems to be an important risk factor for such an outcome.

Compromised nutritional, immunological status ups infection risk after gastric cancer surgery
27 May 2022
COVID-19 jabs help reduce long-term symptoms
COVID-19 jabs help reduce long-term symptoms
27 May 2022 byStephen Padilla

COVID-19 vaccination appears to reduce the odds of long COVID symptoms, with continuous improvement following a second dose, at least in the first few months after the shot, suggests a study.

COVID-19 jabs help reduce long-term symptoms
27 May 2022
Infants with late-onset GBS develop sepsis, meningitis
Infants with late-onset GBS develop sepsis, meningitis
27 May 2022

Sepsis or septic shock and bacterial meningitis, which are associated with non-negligible morbidity and mortality, frequently occur in infants with group B Streptococcus (GBS) late-onset disease (LOD), reports a recent study.

Infants with late-onset GBS develop sepsis, meningitis
27 May 2022
Tuberculosis common in CKD patients
Tuberculosis common in CKD patients
27 May 2022
Diabetic retinopathy prognostic of poor COVID-19 outcomes among diabetic patients
Diabetic retinopathy prognostic of poor COVID-19 outcomes among diabetic patients
27 May 2022

Among diabetes mellitus patients with COVID-19, the presence of diabetic retinopathy is independently associated with poor COVID-19 prognosis, as shown in a study.

Diabetic retinopathy prognostic of poor COVID-19 outcomes among diabetic patients
27 May 2022