COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests mindfulness training may help multiple sclerosis patients in two very different ways: regulating negative emotions and improving processing speed. People with MS who underwent the four-week mindfulness training not only improved more compared to those who did nothing – they also improved compared to those who tried another treatment,...
Month: <span>May 2020</span>
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Butterfly TeleGuidance for Remote Ultrasound Exams During COVID Pandemic
Telemedicine has been around for over a decade in various forms, but the COVID-19 epidemic has turned a convenience into a necessity. Clinical practices that never seriously considered using telemedicine are now performing virtual house calls with their patients. However, although it’s possible to do a lot through a video call, many procedures such as...
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COVID-19 causes pulmonary arterial thrombosis and damages other organs as well as the lungs
by Mag. Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, not only may lead to severe pneumonia but also to thrombosis in the lungs and, subsequently, to multi organ failure involving kidneys, liver and pancreas. These are the findings of a first major series of autopsies in Austria, conducted as part...
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The new COVID-19 drug remdesivir is here. Now what?
Short supplies and limits on who qualifies mean more options are needed to end the pandemic Remdesivir production Gilead Sciences plans to ramp up production of remdesivir, one of the first antiviral drugs to help COVID-19 patients recover, in order to provide 1 million 10-day course of treatment by year’s end. GILEAD SCIENCES Share this:...
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Sociodemographic factors associated with a positive test for COVID-19 in primary care
by Lancet Older age, being male, deprivation, living in a densely populated area, ethnicity, obesity, and chronic kidney disease are associated with a positive test for COVID-19, according to results from 3,802 people tested for SARS-CoV-2 (including 587 positive tests) in the UK. The observational study was conducted in between Jan 28 and April 4...
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Continuously active surface disinfectants may provide additional barrier against the spread of viruses
by Rosemary Brandt, University of Arizona In the battle to slow or prevent the transmission of viruses, such as the novel coronavirus, continuously active disinfectants could provide a new line of defense, according to a recent University of Arizona study released on the health sciences preprint server MedRxiv. While disinfecting high-contact surfaces is an important...
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Treating skin irritations from wearing face masks
by From Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News Network Since many people are wearing face masks because of COVID-19 pandemic requirements, skin irritations on the face might be more prevalent. “People are getting friction and irritation across their nasal bridge, behind their ears and perhaps under their chin,” says Dr. Dawn Davis, a Mayo...
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Insomnia may forecast depression, thinking problems in older people
For the study, the investigators analyzed data on nearly 600 people over age 60 who visited primary care centers in New York City, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. All had some level of depression. Compared to patients whose sleep improved, those with worsening sleep problems were about 28 times more likely to be diagnosed with major depression...
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STUDY: COVID PATIENTS SUFFERING ACUTE KIDNEY DAMAGE
BY VICTOR TANGERMANN / AN HOUR AGO According to a new study conducted at Northwell Health, a large medical system located in New York, over a third of COVID-19 patients experienced acute kidney injury, Reuters reports. “We found in the first 5,449 patients admitted, 36.6% developed acute kidney injury,” Kenar Jhaveri, associated chief of nephrology...
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Immunotherapy breakthrough recruits more immune cells to fight cancer
The immune system is one of the most powerful tools we have in the fight against cancer, but sometimes it needs a little extra help. In a new study from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, researchers have developed a new way to summon a wider variety of immune cells to target tumors. One of the...