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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
Female gout patients at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe sequelae
Female gout patients at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe sequelae
18 Sep 2022

Despite being vaccinated against COVID-19, women with gout have an excess risk of developing SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as severe sequelae from it, according to a study.

Female gout patients at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe sequelae
18 Sep 2022