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Depressive symptoms associated with endorsement of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

04 Feb 2022 by

People with moderate or severe depressive symptoms are more likely to endorse misinformation about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, and those who embrace vaccine misinformation are half as likely to be vaccinated, a study in the US has shown.

Depressive symptoms associated with endorsement of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

04 Feb 2022

Singapore’s home test catches smell, taste loss in COVID-19 patients

04 Feb 2022 by

The Singapore Smell and Taste Test (SSTT), a personal testing kit for the daily home- and self-assessment of smelling and tasting functions, can objectively assess sensory losses in patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and align well with self-reported measures of sensory function, according to a recent study.

Singapore’s home test catches smell, taste loss in COVID-19 patients

04 Feb 2022

Mindfulness meditation benefits extend to ocular hypertension

04 Feb 2022

Patients with ocular hypertension appear to fare well with mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), which a recent study has shown to result in reductions in intraocular pressure (IOP) and cortisol levels, as well as improvements in optic nerve head perfusion and quality of life.

Mindfulness meditation benefits extend to ocular hypertension

04 Feb 2022

Asthma tied to risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

04 Feb 2022

Adult asthma patients are at heightened risk of developing sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), as suggested in a study.

Asthma tied to risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

04 Feb 2022

Work disability more than thrice as likely after AF

03 Feb 2022

Atrial fibrillation (AF) substantially aggravates the likelihood of work disability, particularly in patients of low socioeconomic status, a recent study has found.

Work disability more than thrice as likely after AF

03 Feb 2022

Elevated vitamin B12 levels confer insomnia risk in diabetic patients

03 Feb 2022

Vitamin B12 concentrations in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients are linked to the incidence of insomnia and help pinpoint those who are likely to develop the condition according to a study.

Elevated vitamin B12 levels confer insomnia risk in diabetic patients

03 Feb 2022

Longitudinal high-sensitivity troponin T predicts mortality in CKD

03 Feb 2022

An independent association exists between longitudinally measured cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and mortality risk in older patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD), reveals a study. This suggests that monitoring patients with cTnT may serve well in identifying those with a high death risk.

Longitudinal high-sensitivity troponin T predicts mortality in CKD

03 Feb 2022

Laparoscopic trumps open repair of incisional hernia, leads to fewer infections

03 Feb 2022 by

Elective laparoscopic repair of incisional hernia (IH) results in outcomes comparable to those of open repair but appears to have the advantage of lower postoperative wound infection rates and blood loss, suggests a Singapore study.

Laparoscopic trumps open repair of incisional hernia, leads to fewer infections

03 Feb 2022

Prehospital delay ups risk of all-cause mortality in NSTEMI

03 Feb 2022

In patients with non‒ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), prehospital delay appears to increase their risk of 3-year all-cause mortality, a study has shown.

Prehospital delay ups risk of all-cause mortality in NSTEMI

03 Feb 2022

Quercetin augments therapeutic benefit of antivirals for COVID-19

03 Feb 2022 by

In patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19, adding the plant flavonoid quercetin to the antiviral drugs remdesivir or favipiravir reduced hospitalization period and levels of inflammatory markers related to the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2, thus preventing the progression of the disease into its critical phase, suggests an open-label study from Iran.

Quercetin augments therapeutic benefit of antivirals for COVID-19

03 Feb 2022

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Depressive symptoms associated with endorsement of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Depressive symptoms associated with endorsement of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Singapore’s home test catches smell, taste loss in COVID-19 patients

Singapore’s home test catches smell, taste loss in COVID-19 patients

Mindfulness meditation benefits extend to ocular hypertension

Mindfulness meditation benefits extend to ocular hypertension

Asthma tied to risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Asthma tied to risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Work disability more than thrice as likely after AF

Work disability more than thrice as likely after AF

Elevated vitamin B12 levels confer insomnia risk in diabetic patients

Elevated vitamin B12 levels confer insomnia risk in diabetic patients

Longitudinal high-sensitivity troponin T predicts mortality in CKD

Longitudinal high-sensitivity troponin T predicts mortality in CKD

Laparoscopic trumps open repair of incisional hernia, leads to fewer infections

Laparoscopic trumps open repair of incisional hernia, leads to fewer infections

Prehospital delay ups risk of all-cause mortality in NSTEMI

Prehospital delay ups risk of all-cause mortality in NSTEMI

Quercetin augments therapeutic benefit of antivirals for COVID-19

Quercetin augments therapeutic benefit of antivirals for COVID-19