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Haemorrhagic complications in COVID-19 patients linked to in-ICU mortality risk
A large global study of patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) has shown a 14 percent prevalence of haemorrhagic, coagulopathic, and thrombotic (HECTOR) complications in these patients, with mortality risk increased in those with haemorrhagic complications.
Haemorrhagic complications in COVID-19 patients linked to in-ICU mortality risk
16 Aug 2022Does TB influence viral suppression in HIV patients on DTG-based therapy?
Incident tuberculosis (TB) appears to be a risk factor for virologic non-suppression (ie, viral load of >1,000 copies/mL) in HIV patients who have transitioned to dolutegravir (DTG)-based therapy with recycled NRTIs*, according to a retrospective subanalysis of the VISEND study.
Does TB influence viral suppression in HIV patients on DTG-based therapy?
16 Aug 2022OSA tied to coronary collateral vessel development in STEMI patients
Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are more likely to develop a coronary collateral vessel (CCV) in the presence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to a study.
OSA tied to coronary collateral vessel development in STEMI patients
11 Aug 2022Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month
Surrogates of SARS-CoV-2* – a lipid enveloped RNA bacteriophage (Phi6) and two animal coronaviruses (CoVs; MHV and TGEV**) – survived in cold-storage temperatures for 30 days, a study finds, highlighting the risk of viral survival on food products and potential transmission on humans upon consumption.