COVID

Erica Carbajal – Becker’s Clinical Leadership A newly published review suggests even those in the healthcare industry find it difficult to access care for long COVID symptoms, and that in some cases, they do not believe physicians took their concerns seriously. Researchers conducted a rapid systematic review of 30 studies from December 2019 to December […]

Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc. Sep 25, 2023 Overly broad definitions, a lack of appropriate, or any, comparison groups, among other things, in studies looking at the incidence, prevalence, and control of the condition epidemiology have distorted the risks, say the researchers. This is further compounded by inclusion of poorly conducted studies into systematic reviews

Erica Carbajal Concern is mounting among healthcare workers over draft CDC infection control guidance that puts surgical masks on par with N95 masks. Nurses and other clinicians are urging the advisory committee to reconsider the proposals to prevent “disastrous” effects on patient and healthcare worker safety, KFF News reported Sept. 16. The advisory committee released

News  Published: June 8, 2023  Original story from The University of Queensland Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain cells to fuse, initiating malfunctions that lead to chronic neurological symptoms. Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr Ramon Martinez-Marmol from the Queensland Brain Institute have explored how viruses alter

Joshua Fitch, Editor Recent data revealed a 110% increase in speech disorder diagnoses for children aged 0 to 12 years in 2022, compared to the pre-pandemic era. Pediatric speech disorders for children aged 0 to 12 years more than doubled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with infants aged 0 to 2 years most affected, according to