The influenza landscape and vaccination coverage in older adults during the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic: data from Several European Countries and Israel
Expert Rev Respir Med. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2024.2340470. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The Raise Awareness of Influenza Strategies in Europe (RAISE) group gathered information about the healthcare burden of influenza (hospitalizations, intensive care unit [ICU] admissions, and excess deaths), surveillance systems, and the vaccine coverage rate (VCR) in older adults in 18 European countries and Israel.AREAS COVERED: Published medical literature and official medical documentation on the influenza disease burden in the participating countries were reviewed from 2010/11 until the 2022/23 influenza ...
Source: Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: George Kassianos Jean-Marie Cohen Rok Civljak Nadav Davidovitch Oana Falup Pecurariu Filipe Froes Andrei Galev Inga Ivaskeviciene Kadri K õivumägi Zuzana Kristufkova Ernest Kuchar Jan Kyncl Helena C Maltezou Milo š Marković Aneta Nitsch-Osuch Raul Ort Source Type: research
An Unwanted but Long-Known Company: Post-Viral Symptoms in the Context of Past Pandemics in Switzerland (and Beyond)
Conclusion: In the next pandemic, it should not be surprising that post-viral conditions will again play a role, and pandemic plans should reflect this.PMID:38651133 | PMC:PMC11033310 | DOI:10.3389/phrs.2024.1606966 (Source: Public Health Reviews)
Source: Public Health Reviews - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kaspar Staub Tala Ballouz Milo Puhan Source Type: research
Perinatal mental health and Covid-19-related distress: the role of personality traits
CONCLUSION: Our study highlights the importance of considering the personality vulnerability factors that can worsen psychopathological symptoms of women in the perinatal period, especially in periods of high psychological stress.PMID:38651775 | DOI:10.1708/4259.42360 (Source: Rivista di Psichiatria)
Source: Rivista di Psichiatria - April 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Melania Martucci Matteo Panfili Nicoletta Giacchetti Francesco Saverio Bersani Paola Ciolli Alessandra Forte Carla Sogos Franca Aceti Source Type: research
Survival and safety analysis of COVID ‐19 vaccine in Chinese patients with non‐small cell lung cancer
ConclusionsCOVID-19 vaccination is safe for Chinese NSCLC patients actively receiving different antitumor treatments without increasing the incidence of adverse reactions, and vaccination does not affect cancer patient survival. (Source: Cancer Medicine)
Source: Cancer Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Wei Xu,
Jing Zhao,
Fang Luan,
Zhizhao Zhang,
Lei Liu,
Hui Zhao,
Bin Feng,
Guobin Fu Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The process of hip fracture management before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
This study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of hip fractures in a ... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - April 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Fatemeh Yalamchi, Kazem Khalagi, Noushin Fahimfar, Pouria Tabrizian, Mahnaz Sanjari, Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh, Afshin Ostovar and Mohsen Asadi-Lari Tags: Research Source Type: research
Pandemic planning and its relevance to surgeons
This article will briefly discuss pandemic planning and it's relevance to surgeons. It will cover principally the UK response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) although will compare and contrast other diseases, and reference more general principles of major incident planning. Areas that individual surgeons and departments can, and should, influence are discussed. (Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing))
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - April 23, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Ian Nesbitt Tags: Surgery for major incidents Source Type: research
Challenges and Facilitators in Implementing Remote Patient Monitoring Programs in Primary Care
ConclusionsTo encourage ongoing growth of RPM, it will be necessary to address implementation barriers through changes in payment policy, training and education in digital and health literacy, improvements in staff roles and workflows, and new strategies to ensure equitable access. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for covid-19 in postpartum patients: 1-year outcome
During the pandemic, a significant number of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia required intensive care. Among these, peripartum women were particularly susceptible to severe respiratory symptoms. This complex pathophysiology involves mechanical and hormonal pathways, including the presence of lung restriction 1, modulation of the immune system by pregnancy 2, and increased oxygen demand 3. Additionally, a high level of vaccine hesitancy in this population meant that most pregnant women were not vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic 4. (Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia)
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - April 23, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Alexandra P álfi, Éva Zöllei, Zoltán Varga, László B. Tomozi, Domonkos Schulcz, Gábor Bari, Ferenc Peták, Fruzsina Kun-Szabó, Kristóf Baráth, László Rudas, Ádám L. Balogh, Barna Babik Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
The importance of a healthy lifestyle to prevent mental health problems during crisis situations: evidence from Corona Immunitas Ticino
ConclusionThe findings support previous research that highlights the role of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy eating and physical activity, in reducing mental health problems during difficult life circumstances exacerbated by crisis situations. Age- and gender-sensitive targeted interventions promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors are thus essential. (Source: Journal of Public Health)
Source: Journal of Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Continued decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide study of the Swedish population aged 60 and older during 2015 –2022
This study aims to shed light on the seemingly paradoxical relationship between COVID-19 and myocardial infarction occurrence on the population level by exploring long-term trends in incidence rates, case fatality, and proportion of patients dying before reaching a hospital. Our work is based on a linkage of administrative registers covering the entire population aged 60 + in Sweden. Considering both long-term trends since 2015 and seasonal variability, we compared observed incidence, case fatality, and proportions of patients hospitalized to expected values during 2020–2022. Despite more than 200 laboratory-confirm...
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - April 23, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Changing clinical characteristics of pediatric inpatients with pneumonia during COVID-19 pandamic: a retrospective study
This study aimed to compare the pathogen, allergen and micronutrient characteristics of pediatric inpatien... (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mengxue Chen, Yabing Zhou, Shengjie Jin, Shasha Bai, Xiaoyu Tang, Quanhua Liu, Liwei Wang, Ruoxu Ji, Haipei Liu, Wenwei Zhong, Yi Chen, Dingzhu Fang, Jianhua Zhang and Li Hua Tags: Research Source Type: research
Current Progress, Challenges and Prospects in the Development of COVID-19 Vaccines
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 772 million confirmed cases, including nearly 7 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Leveraging rapid development, accelerated vaccine approval processes, and large-scale production of various COVID-19 vaccines using different technical platforms, the WHO declared an end to the global health emergency of COVID-19 on May 5, 2023. Current COVID-19 vaccines encompass inactivated, live attenuated, viral vector, protein subunit, nucleic acid (DNA and RNA), and virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines. However, the efficacy of these vaccines is diminishing...
Source: Drugs - April 23, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 655: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hepatitis C Treatment Initiation in British Columbia, Canada: An Interrupted Time Series Study
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Naveed Zafar Janjua
We investigated the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on hepatitis C (HCV) treatment initiation, including by birth cohort and injection drug use status, in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Using population data from the BC COVID-19 Cohort, we conducted interrupted time series analyses, estimating changes in HCV treatment initiation following the introduction of pandemic-related policies in March 2020. The study included a pre-policy period (April 2018 to March 2020) and three follow-up periods (April to December 2020, January to December 2021, and January to December 2022). The level of HCV treatm...
Source: Viruses - April 23, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Richard L. Morrow Mawuena Binka Julia Li Mike Irvine Sofia R. Bartlett Stanley Wong Dahn Jeong Jean Damascene Makuza Jason Wong Amanda Yu Mel Krajden Naveed Zafar Janjua Tags: Article Source Type: research
Precarious Work and Housing for Michigan Farmworkers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
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Source: Journal of Agromedicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lisbeth Iglesias-RiosAlexa KortAlexis J. HandalDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Source Type: research
Changing clinical characteristics of pediatric inpatients with pneumonia during COVID-19 pandamic: a retrospective study
ConclusionsThe number of children hospitalized with pneumonia and incidence of common pathogen infections were both reduced, and that allergy and micronutrient status in children were also changed after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
