Odds of Severe COVID-19 Disease Lower for Children During Omicron Predominance
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children, severe COVID-19 disease occurred less during omicron than during alpha- and delta-predominant periods, according to a study published in the February issue of The Lancet Regional Health Americas….
Learn MoreUpdated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency phase out original versions of COVID vaccines for use in the unvaccinated, in favor o…
Learn MoreBivalent Vaccine Provides Added Protection Against BA.5, XBB/XBB.1.5
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bivalent vaccines seem to provide additional protection against symptomatic BA.5 and XBB/XBB.1.5 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron sublineages, according to research publi…
Learn MorePediatric SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C Differed in Delta, Omicron Waves
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The clinical presentation of hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive testing or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) differed in the …
Learn MoreFew Staff Receive Formal Training on CLABSI Surveillance for Home Infusion
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many home infusion therapy (HIT) staff who perform surveillance receive no formal training on central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance, according to a brief report published online…
Learn MoreUpdated Boosters Cut Risk of XBB Variant Infection by Nearly Half
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that suggests the updated bivalent COVID booster shots are worth getting, new government data shows they cut the chances of infection with the new XBB variant by nearly half.While those ages 49 …
Learn MorePlacental Lesions ID’d on Prenatal MRI After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in pregnancy can lead to placental lesions, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in The Lancet Regional Health Europe.Patric K…
Learn MoreLa COVID prolongada mandó al banquillo a muchos trabajadores estadounidenses
MARTES, 24 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La COVID prolongada se ha cobrado un alto precio a la fuerza laboral de EE. UU., muestra un nuevo informe.El análisis de las reclamaciones de compensación laboral del Fondo de Seguros del Estado de Nueva…
Learn MoreRestrictive, Liberal Fluid Strategies Yield Similar Outcomes for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A restrictive fluid strategy does not significantly improve mortality among patients with sepsis-induced hypotension, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine to …
Learn MoreUptake Low for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters in Immunocompromised Adults
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For immunocompromised adults, adherence to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mRNA monovalent COVID-19 booster dose recommendations is low, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA N…
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