Protection against SARS-CoV-2 wanes months after BNT162b2 vaccination
Oct 08, 2021
Declines were seen in humoral responses and effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection within several months after the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, also known as Comirnaty.
Amygdala and insula retraining tied to reduction in fatigue with long COVID
Jul 24, 2023
Furthermore, patients randomly assigned to the neuroplasticity program saw significant gains in energy.
Overactive bladder common in postacute COVID-19 syndrome
Nov 30, 2022
COVID-19 may lead to new or worsening urinary symptoms in men and women.
Lecanemab reduced markers of amyloid in early Alzheimer’s disease
Dec 01, 2022
Moderately less decline was seen in cognition and function at 18 months with lecanemab versus placebo.
Neutralization titers against omicron up with mRNA-1273 boost
Jan 28, 2022
After a mRNA-1273 (Moderna) boost, neutralization titers against the omicron variant were 20 times higher than than those at one month after second dose.
Post-COVID-19 brain health impaired versus healthy controls
Dec 28, 2023
However, brain health is comparable to that of patients hospitalized for other medical conditions of similar severity
Cost-sharing waivers did not cover all COVID-19 hospital care in 2020
Oct 27, 2021
The researchers found that 71.2% of privately insured patients and 49.1% of Medicare Advantage patients had cost sharing for any hospitalization-related service, including those billed by clinicians.
Risk for dementia reduced in association with antihypertensive use
Sep 13, 2023
An individual patient data meta-analysis shows increased risk for dementia for those with untreated hypertension.
Staffing stability is marker of better quality of nursing homes
Jan 10, 2023
A higher percentage of below-average staffing days was linked to worse quality for licensed practical nurses.
COVID-19 outbreaks pose staffing challenges to nursing homes
Jul 27, 2022
The drop in nursing staffing levels remained statistically significant at 16 weeks after the start of the outbreak due to an increase in absences and departures.