Medical
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IgG level in convalescent plasma affects COVID-19 death risk
(HealthDay)—For patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and not receiving mechanical ventilation, the risk for death is reduced with transfusion of...
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Israel extends COVID lockdown despite vaccination drive
The Israeli government decided Tuesday to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown to the end of the month after a spike in infections, despite an...
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Germany extends, tightens partial lockdown to mid-February: Merkel
Germany extended and toughened a partial lockdown to February 14, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, in a bid to halt coronavirus transmission...
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Myopia up in children confined to home during pandemic
(HealthDay)—For children aged 6 to 8 years, home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift, according...
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Individual and organizational capacity to change can reduce health care workforce burnout
Even prior to the pandemic, burnout among health care professionals was a pervasive public health concern, with some studies reporting burnout in...
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Heart attack patients in England "fearful" of seeking medical help amid COVID crisis
Data analysis is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart failure or a heart attack.
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As overdoses soar, feds make it easier for doctors to prescribe addiction medication
Days after a new report showing that fatal overdoses have skyrocketed to record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal Department of...
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Steps outlined to reduce postop delirium in older adults
(HealthDay)—In an article published online Jan. 4 in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, six recommendations are presented that can be implemented...
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Many ED Visits May Be Preventable for Patients With NSCLC
The authors of a study in JCO Oncology Practice note that unplanned hospital visits are among the largest drivers of increased spending in advanced...
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Biden Taps Levine for Key Health Role, in Historic Pick of Transgender Person
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday named Dr Rachel Levine to service as assistant US health secretary, a historic first as Levine would become...
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Nulliparity, Not ART, Likely Raises Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Women who receive ovarian stimulation for assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures don't have an increased risk of developing ovarian...
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COVID-19 Symptoms Persist Months After Acute Infection
Three quarters of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were still experiencing at least one symptom of the infection 6 months after being...
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Personalized Brain Stimulation May Reduce OCD Behaviors
Noninvasive neuromodulation that is personalized to the brain's reward center may provide lasting improvement in obsessive compulsive behaviors....
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Orthodox Jewish Docs Wrestle With COVID-19, Bad Press
Physicians who are part of tight-knit Jewish communities are working to mitigate risk and fight misinformation during the pandemic, without...
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LA Eases Smog Rule to Curb Backlog of COVID Cremations
So many people in Los Angeles County are dying that pollution-control limits on the number of cremations were lifted to deal with a backlog of...
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How Operation Warp Speed Created Vaccination Chaos
States are struggling to plan their vaccination programs with just one week's notice for how many doses they'll receive from the federal...
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Are Public Health Ads Worth the Price? Not if They're About Fear
The public service announcement showed a mother finding her teenage son lifeless, juxtaposed with the sound of a ukulele and a woman singing,...
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Groups Strategize COVID-19 Vaccine Access for People of Color
States that rank highly on COVID-19 vulnerability indexes, in particular, have fallen behind on vaccinations for high-risk groups that need them...
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Nasal Spray Vaccine for COVID-19 in Early Trials
A spritz instead of a shot to ward off COVID-19? Researchers report that a nasal spray vaccine against the new coronavirus shows promise in animal...
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Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter
New research shows that the wealthier you were at the start of the pandemic, the more likely it is you'll maintain social distance.
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Black Americans Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccines at a much lower rate than their white peers due to a combination of mistrust and access issues,...
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Experts Call for Better Masks As Pandemic Rolls On
Ideally, everyone would have sophisticated N95 masks. But they're in short supply. While a cloth mask is better than no masks, experts warn...
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COVID Vaccines: Facts for Heart, Stroke Patients
Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.
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Argentina begins administering second Sputnik V doses
Argentina's government began administering second doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine Tuesday after receiving another shipment of...
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US passes 400,000 deaths from COVID-19
More than 400,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday,...