Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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Does COVID Vaccination Prevent Car Crashes?
In a large study, lack of COVID vaccination was associated with more incidents of car crash injuries.
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Offering Transportation Services Is a No-Brainer for Some Health Systems
Case managers are logistical artists when it comes to helping patients handle care needs during hospitalization and transitions after discharge. But things can get out of control when patients leave the hospital, and transportation is a top obstacle to patients receiving necessary care in the community.
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Long COVID May Linger in Patients for Months or Years
The COVID-19 pandemic may be waning, but its effects continue as many patients experience long-term symptoms, including fatigue, brain fog, and other problems. Healthcare providers across the continuum may see these patients for months — and possibly for years.
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COVID Transmission During Air Travel
Despite careful air filtration in flying aircraft, there still is some risk of disease transmission during flights.
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Highlights of Updated 2023 Pediatric Vaccination Schedules in the United States
In February, the annually updated immunization schedule for children in the United States was released by several professional organizations. Key updates involve the inclusion of the PCV-15 vaccine and COVID vaccines, as well as new comments about other vaccines.
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Long COVID Hits Healthcare Workers
A Government Accountability Office report estimates long COVID has “potentially affected up to 23 million Americans, pushing an estimated 1 million people out of work.” This population is a moving target — at any given time, some may be clearing it while others are just starting to succumb to its spiderweb of symptoms. Some have experienced long COVID since the beginning of the pandemic, and their return to baseline health is in question.
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The Efficacy of Prenatal Patients Using a Mindfulness App
This randomized trial conducted early in the pandemic with women from an obstetric and gynecologic practice found use of a mobile app promoting mindfulness practice (such as meditation) was associated with a decrease in perceived stress, self-reported anxiety and depression, and sleep disturbance in the intervention group.
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Misoprostol Alone Is an Option for Self-Managed Abortion
Self-managed medication abortion with misoprostol alone can work well when mifepristone is unavailable because of state laws or other access obstacles, according to a recent study.
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FDA Adopts Flu-Like Plan for an Annual COVID Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration took a decisive step recently in pivoting to fight COVID-19 with an approach similar to that used for decades against influenza, a seasonal virus for which a vaccine is concocted annually based on the circulating strains.
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CDC: Vaccine Safety ‘Signal’ of Stroke Risk in the Elderly
A vaccine safety surveillance system has detected a “signal” of a possible higher risk of ischemic stroke following vaccination in those age 65 years and older with the bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.