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NIH launches study on potential way to boost vaccine response among immunocompromised
The National Institutes of Health has started a study to test whether a temporary reduction in immunosuppressive medication among organ transplant recipients leads to a better antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination. -
Highly concentrated antibody solution offers no benefit to hospitalized COVID-19 patients, NIH study finds
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received a combination of remdesivir and hyperimmune intravenous immunoglobulin — a highly concentrated solution of antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 — did not fare better than those who received remdesivir alone, according to phase 3 trial results published Jan. 27 in The Lancet. -
Third COVID-19 shot prevents hospitalization in immunocompromised, CDC finds
A third dose of Pfizer or Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine reduces the risk of hospitalization among people with weakened immune systems, according to a CDC report published the week of Jan. 28. -
A year later, 75% of COVID-19 ICU patients report physical symptoms
A year after COVID-19 patients left intensive care, almost 75 percent reported lingering physical symptoms, more than 26 percent reported mental symptoms and more than 16 percent had cognitive symptoms, according to a study published Jan. 24 by JAMA Network. -
Nurse work environments affect patient outcomes, study finds
Surgical patients treated in hospitals with good work environments for nurses are less likely to require intensive care or die, according to a study published Dec. 15 in AACN Advanced Critical Care. -
US data indicates omicron less severe: CDC
While the highly transmissible omicron variant has pushed U.S. cases and hospitalizations to record highs, a smaller proportion of cases resulted in hospitalization compared to earlier pandemic surges, according to the CDC's Jan. 25 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. -
4 factors that may predict long COVID-19
Clinicians may be able to determine which patients are at risk of developing prolonged COVID-19 symptoms based on four clinical factors measured at the time of diagnosis, according to a study published Jan. 24 in Cell. -
Omicron's full burden on children is still unknown, Texas Children's leader says
Children's hospitals nationwide have seen record levels of COVID-19 patients amid the omicron surge, despite children having the lowest risk of hospitalization from the virus. -
65% of people who had COVID-19 in 1st wave still have smell dysfunction: 3 study findings
In a small study of 100 people who contracted COVID-19 in the first wave, more than half have long-term changes to their sense of smell, according to preliminary research published Jan. 20 by MedRxiv. -
Viewpoint: Healthcare needs a 'quintuple aim'
The healthcare industry should expand the "quadruple aim" to include a fifth key focus: advancing health equity, three physician leaders wrote in a Jan. 21 op-ed published in JAMA. -
Minnesota COVID-19 patient dies in Texas after court rules to continue life support
Scott Quiner — a COVID-19 patient who was transferred from Coon Rapids, Minn.-based Mercy Hospital to a Texas care facility after a judge issued a restraining order stopping the hospital from turning off lifesaving machines — has died, according to The New York Times. -
COVID-19, not vaccine, may affect male fertility, NIH study finds
A National Institutes of Health-funded study involving more than 2,000 couples found COVID-19 vaccination doesn't affect the chances of conception. -
COVID-19 tied to temporary memory, attention deficits, study suggests
A new study from researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K. suggests issues with attention span and memory may linger for months after a mild COVID-19 infection. -
'The pandemic we were afraid of in 2020': Some patients dying because Massachusetts hospitals at capacity
As Massachusetts hospitals struggle amid the current omicron surge, multiple reports have emerged of patients dying because they couldn't be transferred to higher-level care, NPR reported Jan. 18. -
98% of pregnant women with COVID-19 admitted to critical care unvaccinated, study finds
A study involving nearly 132,000 women in Scotland found nearly all pregnant women who were admitted to critical care for COVID-19-related illness were unvaccinated, according to the findings published Jan. 13 in Nature Medicine. -
Minnesota COVID-19 patient transferred to Texas after judge rules to keep him ventilated
A ventilated patient with severe COVID-19 was transferred from Coon Rapids, Minn.-based Mercy Hospital to a Texas care facility after a judge issued a restraining order stopping the hospital from turning life-saving machines off, according to a Jan. 17 report from the Star Tribune. -
Physician viewpoint: Protecting immunocompromised from COVID-19 is everyone's responsibility
Society as whole has a hand in protecting immunocompromised people from COVID-19, according to two physician scientists who treat transplant recipients at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. -
Oxygen demand and supply during a COVID-19 surge
As a rule, caregivers in the United States and most of the developed world take oxygen availability for granted. Oxygen orders are placed, and the patient receives the requested amount. However, as seen during the pandemic surges and in times of extreme demand, the ability of a healthcare system to supply the ordered amount of oxygen may be stressed to the point of failure. Rethinking both demand and supply is needed to help ensure an uninterrupted flow of oxygen. The purpose of this review is not to reassess studies determining oxygen necessity, but rather to provide a "playbook" to manage oxygen shortages to balance supply and demand. -
COVID-19 may increase diabetes risk among children, CDC finds
After a COVID-19 infection, children are more likely to be diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, compared to those who haven't been infected, according to the CDC's Jan. 7 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. -
Mortality rates dropped 33% at NYC hospital after NYU Langone merger, study finds
In-hospital mortality rates decreased by 33 percent at New York City-based NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn — previously named Lutheran Medical Center — after it merged with NYU Langone Health, a Jan. 6 study published in JAMA Network Open found.
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