October 3, 2024 The Southern Hemisphere’s flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year’s flu shot was 34.5% effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care. Most (68.3%) of those sent to hospital had the A(H3N2) strain of flu, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for...
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Saltwater Gargling May Help Avoid COVID Hospitalization
Marcia Frellick ANAHEIM, California — Gargling and nasal rinsing with saltwater several times a day appeared to be associated with significantly lower COVID-19 hospitalization rates in a small, randomized, double-blind, controlled study. “The hypothesis was that interventions that target the upper respiratory tract may reduce the frequency and duration of upper respiratory symptoms associated with...
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Surprise leading causes of excess hospitalization for people with type 2 diabetes
by Catherine Butterfield, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Findings from a new study reveal that some unexpected conditions are leading to more hospitalizations in people living with type 2 diabetes compared to the general population. The emergence of iron deficiency anemia, mental health disorders and gastrointestinal disorders as leading reasons for...
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Pfizer COVID-19 third dose vaccine protection against hospitalization from omicron wanes after 3 months: study
by Kaiser Permanente Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study released April 22 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows that a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provides strong protection, roughly 80% to 90%, in the first few months against hospital admissions and emergency department visits caused by the delta and omicron variants. However, against omicron, this...
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Stem cell therapy for heart failure reduced major CV events and death, not hospitalization
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Nov. 14, 2021 — Stem cell therapy helped to reduce the number of heart attacks, strokes, and death among people with chronic, high-risk, NYHA class II or III heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), especially among those who have higher levels of inflammation, yet hospitalization was not reduced, according to...
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Increased Risk for Hospitalization, Death with Parkinson’s Drug
Pimavanserin, a novel antipsychotic drug used to manage hallucinations and delusions in Parkinson’s disease, may lead to increased hospitalizations and deaths, according to a new study. A retrospective cohort study of elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease who were in long-term care facilities found that the use of pimavanserin (Nuplazid) was associated with an increased risk of...
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FDA authorizes third Covid antibody treatment that cuts risk of hospitalization or death by 85%
By MANSUR SHAHEEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 18:04 EDT, 27 May 2021 | UPDATED: 18:05 EDT, 27 May 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the third monoclonal antibody drug to treat COVID-19. Sotrovimab, which was developed by Vir Biotechnology Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, is believed to able to reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths by up to 85 percent. It...