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Long Covid: More than 200 people treated at Derry clinic

Thu, 2022-08-11 23:40 — FNUOvviyaa

Long Covid: More than 200 people treated at Derry clinic The specialist clinic at the Waterside Hospital in Londonderry was set up in March 2021. BBC News

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More than 142 people were still waiting for an appointment there by the end of June, according to the Western Trust.

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U.S. to buy Siga's IV drug worth $26 million to fight monkeypox outbreak

Tue, 2022-08-09 14:58 — FNUOvviyaa

U.S. to buy Siga's IV drug worth $26 million to fight monkeypox outbreak The U.S. government will buy Siga Technologies Inc's $26-million worth of intravenous formulation of antiviral drug Tpoxx, the company said on Tuesday, as the country fights an outbreak of monkeypox cases. Reuters Reuters

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Second Booster Protects Against Breakthrough COVID-19 Variant Infections in Health Care Workers

Tue, 2022-08-09 14:48 — FNUOvviyaa

Second Booster Protects Against Breakthrough COVID-19 Variant Infections in Health Care Workers Health care workers who got 4 total doses against COVID-19, 2 doses of which are boosters, experienced more than 10% lower breakthrough infection rate than those with only 3 total doses. Pharmacy Times

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Change in monkeypox vaccine injection method could mean more doses but may not be easy, experts say

Mon, 2022-08-08 19:06 — FNUOvviyaa

Change in monkeypox vaccine injection method could mean more doses but may not be easy, experts say As part of the Biden administration's declaration of the monkeypox outbreak in the US as a public health emergency, it's looking into administering Jynneos vaccine shots intradermally instead of subcutaneously. Brenda Goodman and Virginia Langmaid, CNN CNN

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Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers

Mon, 2022-08-08 16:35 — FNUOvviyaa

Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers, who serve as a critical bridge to treatment for people with limited access to medical care. AP NEWS

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The investment seeks to empower the frontline workers that experts say are essential to battling outbreaks of COVID-19, Ebola and HIV...

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Cognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog

Mon, 2022-08-08 16:26 — FNUOvviyaa

Cognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog People whose brains have been injured by concussions, traumatic accidents, strokes, or neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease can benefit from targeted therapy. Experts also emplo… khnkytjaw Kaiser Health News

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One key step toward solving the nation’s deadly nursing shortage

Fri, 2022-07-29 18:25 — FNUOvviyaa

One key step toward solving the nation’s deadly nursing shortage The solution is managing the peaks and valleys of patient flow created by elective surgery schedules. dtodd The Hill

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Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It?

Thu, 2022-07-28 17:42 — FNUOvviyaa

Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It? Paxlovid has eclipsed other available therapies for preventing life-threatening covid symptoms in high-risk patients. But even as doctors praise its effectiveness, many say they have unanswered que… khnerich Kaiser Health News

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Youth mental health crisis with Sandra DeJong, MD, MSc

Thu, 2022-07-28 16:14 — John Girard

Youth mental health crisis with Sandra DeJong, MD, MSc AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion about the youth mental health crisis. American Medical Association

Dr. DeJong: Yeah, so it really is unprecedented in my experience to have both this emergency declaration and the surgeon general's advisory. And I think it really is because the situation itself is unprecedented. So what makes it an emergency? We have much higher rates of things like anxiety, depression, suicide.

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WHO releases global COVID-19 vaccination strategy update to reach unprotected

Fri, 2022-07-22 21:28 — FNUOvviyaa

WHO releases global COVID-19 vaccination strategy update to reach unprotected The global COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history but many of those at greatest risk remain unprotected – only 28% of older people and 37% of health care workers in low-income countries have received their primary course of vaccines and most have not received booster doses.Health care workers, over 60s and other at-risk groups must be reached as priorities on the way to reaching the 70% coverage target. WHO’s strategy update elevates the targets of vaccinating 100%

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