NIH spending nearly $470 million on ‘long-haul COVID’ study
Goal is to uncover why some people have prolonged symptoms or develop new or returning symptoms after recovering from COVID-19
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Government buys more monoclonal antibody treatments to ward off shortage
Biden administration has also taken over distributing the therapeutics to help avoid shortages and to ensure equitable distribution
Whole grain intake tied to fewer heart disease risk factors
Higher whole grain intake tied to smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, blood sugar over time
Mortality risk increased for MS patients soon after CRC diagnosis
Associations between MS and all-cause, cancer-specific death partially attenuated after adjustment for disability status
Oral Inosine does not slow progression of early Parkinson disease
No significant difference seen in rate of clinical disease progression or in secondary efficacy outcomes versus placebo
Israeli data on booster shots to be published this week in major journal
Data scheduled to be published in New England Journal of Medicine, ahead of FDA advisory panel meeting
Ophthalmic conditions linked to increased risk for dementia
Risk increased in association with age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetes-related eye disease, but not glaucoma
Guidelines developed for exercise at altitude in CVD patients
Pretrip planning should consider locations and duration of altitude exposure, hydration and medication use, emergency planning
Late mortality down for blood or marrow transplant recipients
Reduction in late mortality strongest for those undergoing transplant when younger than 18 years and for those receiving bone marrow
ADHD linked to Alzheimer disease across generations
Risk for AD increased for parents of individuals with ADHD; associations attenuated with decreasing genetic relatedness
Extended anticoagulation tied to major bleeding risk
Long-term risks and consequences are considerable for patients receiving VKA, DOAC after first unprovoked VTE
Urinary stress hormone levels linked to incident hypertension
Risk for incident hypertension increased per doubling of norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, cortisol during median 6.5 years
Healthy, plant-based diet tied to lower COVID-19 risk
Association seems to be particularly pronounced among individuals living in areas with higher socioeconomic deprivation
COPD exacerbations up after ambient temperature increase
Each 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature correlated with a 2 percent increase in odds of COPD exacerbation
High viral load in lungs linked to COVID-19 mortality
No association seen for acquisition of hospital-acquired respiratory pathogen with fatal outcomes for patients with COVID-19
Outcomes for acute stroke better with mobile stroke units
Utility-weighted disability outcomes at 90 days better with mobile stroke units versus standard management with emergency medical services
Family availability impacts formal, informal dementia care
Receipt of informal care up, while formal care use is lower for those with dementia and disability with greater family availability
Number of homebound older adults up in 2020
Biggest increases seen among Black, Hispanic individuals, although they were less likely to be living alone
Risk for sudden cardiac death up for people living with HIV
Risk for sudden cardiac death increased among people living with HIV with elevated HIV viral load or low CD4 cell counts
Rapid intervention can contain multidrug-resistant candida auris
Enhanced laboratory surveillance identified Candida auris in postacute care facilities in Orange County, California in 2019
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