KING’S COLLEGE LONDON Cancer patients diagnosed more than 24 months ago are more likely to have a severe COVID-19 infection, research has found. Cancer patients of Asian ethnicity or who were receiving palliative treatment for cancer were also at a higher risk of death from COVID-19. The research published today in Frontiers in Oncology by...
Category: <span>Prognostic</span>
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A simple laboratory test can aid in early recognition of COVID-19 in patients
The eosinophil count, part of complete blood cell count test, also provides prognostic information AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION CHICAGO–July 16, 2020–A rapid laboratory test, the eosinophil count, readily obtained from a routine complete blood cell count (CBC) can aid in the early recognition of COVID-19 in patients, as well as provide prognostic information, according to new...
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Blood test at COVID-19 diagnosis can predict disease severity, study finds
by University of Virginia Doctors can examine COVID-19 patients’ blood to identify those at greatest risk of severe illness and to pinpoint those most likely to need a ventilator, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. The discovery could lead to new treatments to prevent deadly “cytokine storms” seen in severe...
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COVID-19 NEW Update: Asians Have Highest COVID-19 Death Risks Over Eating Too Much Sugar
The University of Edinburgh in Great Britain claims Asians are more likely to die in Coronavirus compared to other races, specifically South Asian. One of the main arguments that supported this claim is the fact that this race also shown increase cases in diabetes. Therefore, treating patients with both these diseases may have a more...
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Death risk highest for people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes who get heart failure
Circulation: Cardiovascular quality and outcomes journal report AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, June 23, 2020 — Heart failure posed the greatest 5-year risk of death for people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes than any other heart or kidney diseases, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association...
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‘Remarkably high’ rate of suicide among elderly patients after hip fracture
une 17, 2020 – Older adults who suffer a hip fracture requiring surgery are at a higher risk of suicide, suggests a study in the June 17, 2020 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer. In the first six months...
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Blood sample can be used to assess the severity and prognosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration in the future
by University of Eastern Finland Biomarkers to support the diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and to assess the severity and expected prognosis of the disease are needed. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) measured from a blood sample strongly correlates with the duration of the disease in FTLD patients and the rate of brain atrophy, according...
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HIV and TB increase death risk from COVID-19, study finds—but not by much
By Linda NordlingJun. 15, 2020 , 4:30 PM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA—Living with HIV or active tuberculosis (TB) increases a person’s likelihood of dying from COVID-19, preliminary data from South Africa show. However, the effect is small compared with other known risk factors such as old...
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Blood test to monitor cancer up to 10 times more sensitive than current methods
by University of Cambridge A new method of analyzing cancer patients’ blood for evidence of the disease could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. In the coming years, this method and others based on this approach could lead to tests that...
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Zika infection soon after birth leads to long-term brain and behavior problems
by Emory University Researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center have shown Zika virus infection soon after birth leads to long-term brain and behavior problems, including persistent socioemotional, cognitive and motor deficits, as well as abnormalities in brain structure and function. This study is one of the first to shed light on potential long-term...