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Algorithm helps predicts pneumonia risk among patients with multiple myeloma
A nurse-created algorithm helped determine which patients with multiple myeloma exhibited the highest risk for pneumonia, according to study results.
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SARS-CoV-2 surged in hospitals after end of universal screening
SEATTLE — New hospital-onset cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection outpaced community-onset cases after England and Scotland stopped requiring hospitals to test asymptomatic patients at admission, researchers reported.
Higher risk for tuberculosis diagnosis with wildfire smoke exposure
Heightened odds for a tuberculosis diagnosis were related to exposure to ambient air pollution that contained wildfire smoke, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Staff at nonacute-care facilities report increased stress during pandemic
A survey of health care workers at nonacute-care facilities during the spring of 2021 revealed insight into their COVID-19 experiences, knowledge, beliefs and perception of risk during the pandemic.
US commits $5 billion to develop new vaccines, therapies for COVID-19
The United States will commit $5 billion to develop new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments that will work against future variants of SARS-CoV-2, Biden administration officials told reporters.
Adults with long COVID more likely to report unmet health care needs
In a survey, roughly one in five people diagnosed with COVID-19 reported symptoms of long COVID, and many of these patients described trouble accessing or paying for health care.
Machine-learning model superior in community-acquired pneumonia mortality prediction
A machine-learning model showed excellent discriminative ability in predicting 30-day mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia, according to study results published in CHEST.
COVID-19 remained deadlier than flu this past season
COVID-19 remained deadlier than influenza this past season, although the difference in mortality shrunk compared with past years, according to a study comparing outcomes of patients hospitalized with the illnesses.
Infant SARS-CoV-2 infection five times more likely during omicron
Infants born to people infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy were five times as likely to test positive for the virus from age 0 to 6 months during the omicron period than previous waves, according to research published in Pediatrics.
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