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9Feb

Long COVID affects individuals differently

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Research is continuing into long COVID, marked by fatigue, brain fog, body aches, headaches and changes to the heartbeat. Getty Images Q: Is there anything new on long COVID? I have it, and it hijacked my life. I get tired really easily, can’t exercise like I used to and my heart often beats too fast. […]

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9Feb

Intense harmattan: Wear nose masks, limit outdoor activities

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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has cautioned the public to wear face masks to reduce exposure to dust. It has also advised the public to limit outdoor activities, especially for children. This follows the increase in the intensity of the harmattan, resulting in very dusty weather conditions across the country, confirmed by the Environmental Protection […]

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9Feb

Ghana Medical Association urges public to be wary of the prevailing weather condition

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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has advised members of the general public to protect themselves from the adverse effects of the prevailing weather conditions in the country. The Association said it has noted an increase in the intensity of the harmattan, resulting in very dusty weather conditions across the country as confirmed by the Environment […]

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9Feb

Comox Valley Hospital Foundation supporters fund new diagnostic equipment

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The Comox Valley Hospital has received some new diagnostic equipment, thanks to certain Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation supporters. The TB Vets Charitable Foundation and Mike and Marlene Horvath – longtime supporters of our Healthcare Foundation – have enabled the purchase of the Technegas generator and delivery system with easy breathe accessory equipment for the Comox […]

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9Feb

Harnessing Human Evolution to Advance Precision Medicine

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In Simonson’s lab, that means figuring out what downstream target genes are being turned on in response to low oxygen, among other things. Said Simonson, “This paper shows one gene associated with one particular phenotype, but we think there are many different genes and components of oxygen transport involved. It’s just one piece of that […]

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9Feb

How effective are COVID self-tests?

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Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. COVID-19 self-tests effectively identify non-infected people and those with high viral loads and high infectiousness, according to a new study. The COVID-19 pandemic marked the first time in the history of pandemics where self-testing was used as an essential […]

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9Feb

Booster Vaccines Effective for Severe COVID-19 During Delta, Omicron Periods

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COVID-19 booster vaccines were highly effective against breakthrough infection and adverse outcomes during the Delta-predominant period and offered a lesser degree of protection during the Omicron period, researchers reported in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Researchers assessed real-world evidence to identify trends in COVID-19 mRNA booster effectiveness in patients with and without immune dysfunction during the […]

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9Feb

New study finds high-dose inhaled nitric oxide decreases the risk of death among critically ill Black patients with COVID-19 – News

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A post-hoc analysis of critically ill COVID-19 patients revealed that high-dose inhaled nitric oxide therapy was more beneficial in reducing the risk of mortality in Black patients compared with their white counterparts. Naman Shetty, M.D., (left) and Pankaj Arora, M.D., (right) were involved in a study that revealed high-dose inhaled nitric oxide therapy was more […]

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9Feb

Asthma on the rise among children, parents urged to exercise caution | Daily Mirror – Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines

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Heat and outdoor activities during sports season are contributing factors By Sheain Fernandopulle    Health experts in Sri Lanka have sounded the alarm over a noticeable uptick in asthma cases among children, sparking concerns among parents.    Dr. Deepal Perera, a Paediatrician at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Colombo, attributed this concerning surge […]

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9Feb

Wash U researchers find evidence of long flu

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Scientists at Washington University have found that patients hospitalized with the flu can display long-term effects similar to those found in long COVID patients. The researchers found evidence of long flu by looking at Veterans Administration hospital records of flu and COVID-19 patients that had been stripped of identifying information. In the year and a […]

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9Feb

General Anesthesia for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Postoperative Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Analysis of 120 Patients

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Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality (Nafiu et al., 2011; Gupta et al., 2013), and it is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation after surgery (Licker et al., 2006). Prolonged mechanical ventilation can result in ventilator-induced lung injury and pulmonary infection, which can exacerbate pulmonary function in […]

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9Feb

Respiratory Monitoring Devices Market is Anticipated to Grow

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The global respiratory monitoring devices market has witnessed substantial growth, valuing at US$ 7.7 billion in 2021 and projected to exceed US$ 15 billion by 2031, marking a steady CAGR of 6.3%. The surge in demand for respiratory monitoring devices has been primarily fueled by the critical role they play in addressing respiratory ailments, particularly […]

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9Feb

COPD Exacerbations Are Independent Risk Factors for Adverse CV Events

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Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with an increased risk for all-cause death and hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), heart failure (HF) decompensation, arrhythmia, and cerebral ischemia, researchers reported in Heart. Researchers explored whether COPD exacerbations were linked to a subsequent risk for adverse cardiovascular (CV) events, conducting an observational retrospective […]

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9Feb

Dear Doctor: Reactive airway disease is common after respiratory infections like colds, flu, and COVID

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DEAR DR. ROACH: My spouse is still suffering from chest congestion, coughing and some laryngitis. She has never completely recovered from the cold she got in early November. She also had a bad case of COVID last April. Her symptoms have waxed and waned, but now she is wheezing in bed. (Interestingly and maybe relatedly, […]

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9Feb

GMA advises public as intensity of harmattan increases

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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has announced an increase in the intensity of the harmattan due to dusty weather conditions across the country. The Association said the increased dust and general dry weather conditions as confirmed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Meteorological Services have seriously affected human health leading to increased respiratory conditions. […]

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9Feb

Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab to be sold in UK high street pharmacies

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The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab will be sold in UK high street pharmacies from next month. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is in talks with major pharmacy chains, such as Boots, to sell the vaccine to people who cannot get one on the NHS. The price will be set by individual pharmacies – much in the way prices […]

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9Feb

Long COVID: Another Great Pretender

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George D. Lundberg, MD Has COVID replaced syphilis as the great imitator? At the turn of the 20th century, Sir William Osler was quoted as saying, “He who knows syphilis knows medicine.” If you have any doubts about the “imitator” analogy, simply use any broad search engine or AI portal and enter “what is the […]

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9Feb

Cambodia records 1st death from H5N1 bird flu so far this year-Xinhua

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PHNOM PENH, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — A nine-year-old boy from northeastern Cambodia’s Kratie province had died of H5N1 avian influenza, the first death from the virus in the country so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday. “Laboratory results from the National Institute of Public Health showed on Thursday […]

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9Feb

Association between Dietary Niacin and COPD: Study Reveals Surprising Findings

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Understanding the Association between Dietary Niacin and COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease characterized by difficulty in breathing, has seen a surge in prevalence worldwide. Recently, a study published in Scientific Reports has shed light on a potential dietary factor that could mitigate the prevalence of COPD – dietary niacin. The […]

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9Feb

Asthma emergency admissions plunged as lockdown improved air, Oxford study finds | Air pollution

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A new study in Oxford has found that emergency hospital admissions for asthma dropped by 41% in 2020 as air pollution from traffic fell due to Covid restrictions. Dr Suzanne Bartington from the University of Birmingham, who led the Oxford study, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic led to a unique opportunity where we could study the […]

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