In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted a retrospective study to determine whether selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) with immunomodulatory and antiplatelet properties can decrease the risk of post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PASC). Study: Assessing the Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in the Prevention of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. Image Credit: […]

Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers continue to report on new findings from the landmark transplant. Their latest study, published in Circulation demonstrates for the first time that unexpected electrical changes occurred in the pig heart transplanted into the patient David Bennett. The findings were […]

Another major study appears to back the use of intravenous iron repletion in patients with heart failure (HF) and iron deficiency, strengthening largely consistent evidence, researchers say, that the treatment may improve symptoms and prevent some HF-related hospital admissions. To be sure, the IRONMAN trial, which compared IV iron vs usual care in such patients — most with reduced ejection […]

Katie Casas’ 9-year-old son had already spent two feverish weeks suffering with the flu when his ear began to ache. Casas took him to his pediatrician last week, who diagnosed him with an ear infection and prescribed amoxicillin, a normally common antibiotic. The doctor sent the prescription to a nearby pharmacy. This time, however, the pharmacy didn’t have the medication […]

mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 generate adverse reactions such as fever and fatigue which are considered normal and are transient in nature. However, there has been a growing fear of taking the mRNA-1273 vaccine prevalent in Japan, due to these unpleasant effects. Currently, there is sparse clinical evidence about the relationship between this incidence of fever and antibody counts, especially after […]

Healthcare organizations are faced with ever-evolving cybersecurity challenges. As adversaries continue to innovate and gain access to networks more quickly, healthcare organizations must hire and retain skilled professionals to monitor threats and remediate breaches. And as connected medical devices such as infusion pumps introduce new vulnerabilities, what steps can be taken to protect patient data and the organization’s network? Hear […]

A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows that carnitine intake in the first postnatal weeks promotes better growth and larger brain size at term equivalent age in very preterm infants. Carnitine intake from breast milk in particular seems to be associated with better growth. The findings were published in Nutrients. Carnitine is a […]

Results from a recent clinical trial published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatology demonstrate that patients with knee osteoarthritis experience short term pain relief from genicular nerve blocks-;or locally injected anesthetics that block nerves around the knee joint. In the trial, 59 patients were randomized to receive a nerve block or a placebo injection. At baseline and weeks 2, 4, […]

A new study on near-death experiences featured 567 men and women whose hearts stopped while hospitalized in the United States and the United Kingdom. Out of 28 survivors of cardiac arrest interviewed as part of the study, 11 recalled memories suggesting consciousness while undergoing CPR. Additional cardiac arrest survivors provided self-reports about what they experienced while their hearts stopped. Reports […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s top leadership body, the Politburo Standing Committee, called for the unwavering support of the country’s “dynamic-zero” COVID policy on Thursday, during its first meeting since being unveiled at last month’s Communist party congress, state media reported. The meeting, chaired by President Xi Jinping, stressed the need to minimise COVID’s impact on the economy. “We must take more […]