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Onychomycosis has a substantial impact on the quality of life of patients and requires effective treatment, results of a systematic review have confirmed.

Smartwatches reliably detect face touching

21 Oct 2021 by

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.

21 Oct 2021

PCI yields short-term mortality gains in STEMI patients receiving dialysis

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.

21 Oct 2021

Elevated triglyceride conveys increased atherosclerotic CV events but lower death risks

Among patients on statin therapy, high triglyceride levels appear to confer a higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events and protection against death at the same time, according to data from the KP REACH* study.

Rapid COVID-19 testing: Is it as good in kids?

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.

20 Oct 2021

Chagas disease, COVID-19 coinfection does not worsen outcomes

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.

20 Oct 2021

Rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps an important comorbidity of COPD

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.

20 Oct 2021

Substandard reporting of endpoints mars dermatology trials

In recent dermatology literature, the quality of primary endpoint reporting of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remains below average, according to the results of a recent study.

C. difficile prevalence goes beyond hospitals

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.

20 Oct 2021

No drama: Self-injury may be sign of internal, external conflicts

The belief that individuals who commit nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) are doing it only to seek attention only perpetuates the stigma and prevents these people from seeking appropriate treatment and psychological care, according to a Singapore study.