[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 10, 2020 Disparities in unilateral knee replacement surgery have been well documented, with lower use and higher complication rates among African American patients. While previous studies had focused on single knee replacement surgery, researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) set out to …
Read More »Aspirin to be tested as a potential COVID-19 treatment as part of the RECOVERY study
[ad_1] Confirmed cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have surpassed 50.8 million worldwide. As many countries begin to impose tighter blockades once again amid recurring cases, scientists are frantically trying to develop an effective treatment regimen for COVID-19 or antiviral …
Read More »“Covid is a sneaky animal”
[ad_1] In this second wave of Covid, some, influenced by the doubt maintained by deniers (there is no rebound, the deaths are falsely labeled Covid …) still ask the question of the usefulness of hospitalization. They know patients who have not been signed and, due to the controversy created over …
Read More »The blockchain-enabled hospital can provide real data on drug outcomes
[ad_2][ad_1] In October 2020, Renji Hospital in China announced a partnership with VeChain and DNV GL to launch the world’s first blockchain-enabled cancer treatment center. The technology facilitates long-term monitoring of drug results, potentially increasing companies’ understanding of products and enhancing their reputation. Renji Hospital’s adoption of the blockchain will …
Read More »Cell phone contamination could be part of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission chain in hospitals, suggests case study in Brazil
[ad_1] Researchers conducting a study at a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensive care unit (ICU) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, warned that infection control guidelines must include a universal policy to regarding the disinfection of mobile phones in a hospital environment. A team from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, conducted …
Read More »Key to innate immunity to limit viral load in COVID-19 cases
[ad_1] As the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to cause many difficulties for public health authorities, research is underway to understand how the virus can cause fatal effects on infected people and thus suggest effective preventive and therapeutic measures against it. . A new study by researchers from Houston …
Read More »Cleveland Clinic Receives $ 2.6 Million NIA Grant to Develop Automated Screening for Cognitive Decline
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 5, 2020 The Cleveland Clinic received a $ 2.6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to develop and validate two automated tools: a risk calculator to identify patients at high risk for cognitive decline and a screening tool to test decline. cognitive. …
Read More »Providing the best psychiatric care in a safe environment during the COVID-19 pandemic
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 4, 2020 The real heart of inpatient care for psychiatric patients is socialization, group therapy, shared meals, and standard two people per room. So COVID-19 has struck with accompanying public health warnings to isolate, socially distance and wear masks. This prompted doctors and staff …
Read More »Living with children does not increase adults’ risk of developing severe COVID-19, the researchers say
[ad_1] Researchers working for NHS England have found no evidence that adults living with school-aged children are at an increased risk of severe outcomes following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). , the agent that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The large population-based study was conducted …
Read More »For every COVID patient in critical condition, a family also suffers
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 28, 2020 The weeks of fear and uncertainty that Pam and Paul Alexander suffered as their adult daughter battled COVID-19 etched into the roots of their hair, leaving bald patches behind when she left the hospital in early May. Tisha Holt was transferred by …
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