Vaccine Effectiveness Up After Three COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) is increased after three doses but wanes with time since vaccination after receipt of two or three doses, according to research published in the Feb. 11 early-release issue…
Learn MoreAcral Lentiginous Melanoma Survival Varies by Race, SES
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) survival varies according to socioeconomic status (SES) and race, with differences in SES contributing to survival disparities for Hispanic Black and White patients, according …
Learn MorePoor Prepregnancy Cardiometabolic Health Common in the U.S.
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of favorable prepregnancy cardiometabolic health among U.S. individuals with live births decreased from 2016 to 2019, according to a research letter published in the Feb. 15 issue of Circulation…
Learn MoreNOACs May Be Better Choice for Patients With A-Fib and DM
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Learn MoreSmartphone System Can Assess Blood Clotting From Single Drop
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A micro-mechanical clot detection system using the vibration motor and camera on smartphones correlates strongly with laboratory and point-of-care prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR) tes…
Learn MoreGuidelines Issued for Managing Critically Ill Pediatric Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In 2022 clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and published in the February issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are presented for the management of…
Learn MoreFat Mass Negatively Linked to Bone Mineral Density
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fat mass is negatively associated with bone density, especially for men, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.Rajesh K. Jain, M.D., and Tamara Vok…
Learn MoreExtensive Placental Damage ID’d in COVID-19-Linked Stillbirths
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women who become infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may develop placentitis, which can cause widespread placental destruction resulting in intrauterine and earl…
Learn MoreOdds of Severe, Critical COVID-19 Up With Vitamin D Deficiency
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For hospitalized COVID-19 patients, preinfection vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased likelihood of severe or critical disease, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in PLOS ONE.
Amiel A. Dror, M.D., Ph.D., from the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, Israel, and colleagues conducted a retrospective study to examine the correlation between preinfection serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) severity and mortality. Historical levels of 25(OH)D measured 14 to 730 days before a positive polymerase chain reaction test for SARS-CoV-2 were examined among individuals admitted with COVID-19 between April 7, 2020, and Feb. 4, 2021.
The researchers found that 253 of the 1,176 patients admitted had records of a 25(OH)D level prior to COVID-19 infection. Patients with severe or critical disease more often had a lower vitamin D status (
“This study contributes to a continually evolving body of evidence suggesting that a patient’s history of vitamin D deficiency is a predictive risk factor associated with poorer COVID-19 clinical disease course and mortality,” a coauthor said in a statement. “It is still unclear why certain individuals suffer severe consequences of COVID-19 infection while others don’t. Our finding adds a new dimension to solving this puzzle.”
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MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A model using routine clinical information can predict pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) following diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose (IFG), according to a study published in the January issue of the E…
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