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Wildfire smoke exposure linked to increased risk of contracting COVID-19
(Desert Research Institute) Wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research from the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Desert Research Institute (DRI), Washoe County Health District (WCHD), and Renown Health (Renown) in Reno, Nev. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Inadequate sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 variants impedes global response to COVID-19
(PLOS) The lack of sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 variants by the U.S. and other countries is imperiling the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, argues Dana Crawford of Case Western Reserve University in a new Viewpoint published July 15th in the journal PLOS Genetics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Association of remdesivir treatment with survival, length of hospital stay among US veterans hospitalized with COVID-19
(JAMA Network)What The Study Did:In this observational study using data from the Veterans Health Administration for 2,344 U.S. veterans hospitalized with COVID-19, remdesivir treatmentwas associated with prolonged hospitalization but wasn't associated with improved survival. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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The Lancet: One in two hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop a complication
(The Lancet) An observational study of more than 70,000 people in 302 UK hospitals finds that one in two people hospitalized with COVID-19 developed at least one complication. The new study, published in The Lancet, is the first to systematically assess a range of in-hospital complications, and their associations with age, sex and ethnicity, and their outcomes for the patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Black, Latinx people confident in COVID-19 safety precautions but skeptical about vaccines
(Rutgers University) Black and Latinx people intensely sought information on COVID-19 and engaged in public health measures such as mask-wearing and testing due to devastating experiences during the pandemic but are still skeptical about vaccines, according to a Rutgers study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Common medication used to reduce cholesterol levels may reduce COVID-19 severity
(University of California - San Diego) Using anonymized medical records from a national registry, UC San Diego researchers confirm earlier findings that statins may substantially minimize adverse outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Pandemic of antibiotic resistance is killing children in Bangladesh
(Massachusetts General Hospital) Young children with pneumonia in Bangladesh frequently do not respond to common antibiotics, often resulting in death. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Heart problems resolve in majority of kids with COVID inflammatory syndrome
(Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Most of the heart and immunologic problems seen in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)--a condition linked to COVID--were gone within a few months, Columbia researchers have found. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Identification of over 200 long COVID symptoms prompts call for UK screening programme
(University College London) Patients who experience long COVID have reported more than 200 symptoms across 10 organ systems, in the largest international study of 'long-haulers' to date, led by UCL scientists together with a patient-led research collaborative. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Vaccine hesitancy in young adults may hamper herd immunity
(University of California - San Francisco) Vaccine skepticism among young adults may stall efforts to achieve herd immunity - a threshold in which approximately 80 percent of a population is vaccinated against the coronavirus. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Changes in admissions to specialty addiction treatment facilities in California during COVID-19 pandemic
(JAMA Network)What The Study Did:The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a decline in addictiontreatment initiations but more research is needed to understand the cause of the decline in initiations and the extent to which it was due to reduced demand for services or reduced ability to supply treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Effect of physician-delivered COVID-19 public health messages on adults' knowledge, beliefs, practices related to COVID-19
(JAMA Network)What The Study Did:In this randomized clinical trial,a physician messaging campaign was effective inincreasing COVID-19 knowledge, information-seeking and self-reported protective behaviors amongdiverse groups. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Symptoms of depression, anxiety among women experiencing homelessness/unstable housing during pandemic
(JAMA Network)What The Study Did:About half the women experiencing homelessness and unstable housing who were surveyedexperienced symptoms of depression or anxiety or both during the pandemic and, in addition to unmetsubsistence needs and social isolation, these symptoms were associated with increased challengesaccessing non-COVID-19 care and managing symptoms for chronic medical conditions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Association of socioeconomic characteristics with disparities in COVID-19 outcomes in Japan
This study found an unequal pattern of COVID-19 outcomes that was associated with the socioeconomic circumstances in regions of Japan, suggesting that these disparities in COVID-19 outcomes aren't unique to the United States and Europe. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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Prevention, detection and various approaches on coronaviruses
(Bentham Science Publishers) Coronaviruses presents compilations of reviews which present information about coronaviridae, (virology and molecular biology), on SARS-CoV-2 infection and related topics (COVID-19 epidemiology, economic impact, and so on. The series should prove to be an essential resource on this group of viruses for multidisciplinary researchers and healthcare professionals alike. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
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