Impact of Chronic Loneliness Similar to “Smoking a Half-Pack of Cigarettes a Day for Many Years”
Diane Eastabrook provides a compelling series of articles describing how loneliness and isolation are affecting seniors living at home.
General Medicine
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Provides Insights on Long-Haul COVID Symptoms
Researchers investigated the cause of dyspnea in individuals with long-haul COVID and also screened the patients for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
Accuracy of the UK QCovid Algorithm to Predict Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes
Scottish researchers tested the accuracy of the QCovid algorithm, a risk prediction tool developed in the UK for predicting adverse COVID-19 outcomes.
Evusheld Authorized for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of COVID-19 in Certain Individuals
The EUA was supported by primary data from the phase 3 PROVENT trial.
Recent Cannabis Use Linked to Extremes of Sleep Duration
Likelihood of being at extremes of nightly sleep duration further increased with heavy cannabis use
Racial/Ethnic Pulse Oximetry Variance Linked to Hidden Hypoxemia, Mortality
A study examines the accuracy of pulse oximetry measures for various racial and ethnic subgroups, and how variability among subgroups affects outcomes.
Cervical Cancer Incidence Varies by Neighborhood Wealth
Poorest neighborhoods in New York City have cervical cancer rates 73 percent higher than wealthiest neighborhoods.
Seafood Consumption, Mercury Exposure Not Tied to Mortality
Seafood consumption, low-to-moderate environmental mercury exposure not linked to all-cause, cardiovascular-related mortality in U.S. adults.
First Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC
Cities and states nationwide have pushed for overdose prevention sites in recent years.
AAV Gene Transfer Feasible for the Treatment of Hemophilia A
In a phase 1-2 trial, 16 of 18 men had sustained expression of factor VIII after gene transfer with adeno-associated viral vector (SPK-8011).
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