For dialysis recipients, antibody response lowest with Ad26.COV2.S
Oct 27, 2021
Patients receiving attenuated adenovirus vaccine more likely to have no seroconversion, no detectable or diminished IgG response
Immunocompromised may need fourth COVID-19 shot: CDC
Oct 27, 2021
Small studies have shown that fully vaccinated immunocompromised people account for ~44 percent of breakthrough cases leading to hospitalization
Fluvoxamine cuts hospitalizations in high-risk COVID-19 outpatients
Oct 28, 2021
Rate of high-risk COVID-19 outpatients needing prolonged emergency care or transfer to tertiary hospital lower with fluvoxamine versus placebo
Sotrovimab cuts risk for COVID-19 progression in high-risk patients
Oct 28, 2021
Interim analysis shows lower risk for progression with sotrovimab versus placebo among high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19
Parkinson disease mortality up in U.S. from 1999 to 2019
Oct 28, 2021
Increases seen across all age groups, both sexes, various racial/ethnic groups, different urban/rural classifications
Self-reported cataract surgery linked to all-cause mortality
Oct 28, 2021
After multiple adjustments, self-reported cataract surgery predicted 36 percent elevated risk for vascular-related mortality
Depression may worsen survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Oct 22, 2021
Two-year trajectory of depression symptoms significantly linked to cancer survival; association for anxiety not significant
86 percent of U.S. adults exceed CDRR sodium intake goal
Oct 22, 2021
No significant linear trends seen from 2003 to 2016 for U.S. adults overall for unadjusted or energy intake-adjusted mean sodium intake
Increasing dairy intake can cut falls, fractures for seniors
Oct 21, 2021
Intervention to increase calcium and protein intake using dairy foods is beneficial for older adults living in long-term care facilities, investigators say.
Mobile tech program helps adults control high blood pressure
Oct 19, 2021
Greater engagement with self-management program linked to lower systolic BP over time, lower risk for very high BP