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What drives anxiety, depression in pregnant women during COVID-19?
Unemployment, difficulties regarding household finances, and a perceived decrease in general support lead to greater anxiety and depression burden in pregnant women during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, reports a recent meta-analysis.
What drives anxiety, depression in pregnant women during COVID-19?
10 Mar 2022
Revised guideline for severe dengue averts death, but not organ failure
Following the revised guideline for severe dengue (SD), which includes intensive monitoring of vital signs among others, helps prevent death of patients with multiorgan failure and/or abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), but not organ failure, a study has shown.
Revised guideline for severe dengue averts death, but not organ failure
10 Mar 2022
Fake news discourages social distancing, promotes snake oil measures
People who are exposed to online misinformation about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) become more likely to engage in unscientific practices, such as rinsing their noses with saline or eating more garlic, according to a recent Singapore study. On the other hand, misinformation discourages evidence-based prevention strategies, such as social distancing.
Fake news discourages social distancing, promotes snake oil measures
10 Mar 2022
Delamanid-based regimens work against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
The use of delamanid-containing regimens is safe and effective in the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), with high culture conversion and treatment success rates despite extensive resistance patterns, according to the results of a meta-analysis.
Delamanid-based regimens work against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
10 Mar 2022
Point-of-care diagnostics feasible for COVID-19 border testing
Point-of-care (POC) diagnostic methods, such as serology or nucleic acid amplification (NAAT) tests, have high specificity and sensitivity for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and can be effectively deployed as border control mechanisms, according to a recent Singapore study.
Point-of-care diagnostics feasible for COVID-19 border testing
09 Mar 2022
Female sex, hypertension, number of initial symptoms tied to long COVID risk
The risk of developing long COVID is high among women, hypertensives, and those with a higher number of initial symptoms, and these associations are independent of disease severity and clinical course, a study has found.
Female sex, hypertension, number of initial symptoms tied to long COVID risk
09 Mar 2022
Post-COVID sequelae conditions identified, could help establish definition
Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 could have an increased risk of certain conditions up to 120 days post-diagnosis, a finding which could help establish the definition of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC), according to a study presented at CROI 2022.
Post-COVID sequelae conditions identified, could help establish definition
08 Mar 2022
COVID-19 vaccines less effective in immunocompromised people
Immunocompromised patients, particularly those who had undergone organ transplants, show markedly lower seroconversion rates after vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent Singapore meta-analysis.
