U.S. monkeypox cases now at 21, two strains identified
Jun 03, 2022
No deaths have been reported in either the U.S. or other countries affected by monkeypox outbreaks.
Online breathing program can up mental health-related quality of life in long COVID
May 03, 2022
Significant improvement was seen in the mental health composite score but not in physical composite score of health-related quality of life.
Feds warn of bedrails that can entrap; three deaths reported
Jun 03, 2022
The warning applies to 10 models of bedrails made and sold by Mobility Transfer Systems.
New instrument developed for assessing patient knowledge of CKD
Apr 04, 2022
KART 2.0 can differentiate patients who have spent less than one versus one or more hours speaking to health professionals, reading about transplantation.
Less than 1 percent of COVID-19 patients experience reinfection
Jun 28, 2021
Symptoms of severe disease are less frequent with reinfection, although death can occur.
Caregivers more likely to have subjective cognitive decline
Nov 19, 2021
“Healthcare professionals can support their patients and their patients’ caregivers by recognizing SCD and its associated challenges in providing care and providing compensatory strategies...
WHO says pandemic death total far higher than reported in many countries
May 05, 2022
In the United States, about 930,000 more people than expected had died by the end of 2021 compared with the 820,000 COVID-19 deaths officially recorded during the same period, The New York Times reported.
Pfizer set to ask FDA to approve booster for those 18 and older
Nov 09, 2021
Peter Chin-Hong, M.D., an infectious-disease physician at the University of California, San Francisco, said there is “some value” in young people getting a booster to protect older relatives...
Higher daily life movement cuts cardiovascular disease risk in older women
Mar 09, 2022
Daily life movement includes things such as performing housework or gardening.
Jergens moisturizer recalled due to bacteria risk
Mar 21, 2022
The Pluralibacter gergoviae pathogen is an ongoing problem for the cosmetics industry.