Even before COVID-19 ravaged the medical workforce, physicians, nurses, and other health workers were at increased risk for burnout and depression. Although these professionals are equipped to manage…
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy (OT) assistants at NYU Langone Health are finding themselves working on the front line of this pandemic to help patients recover from COVID-19.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with heart failure have fewer hospitalizations and lower mortality when they’re monitored remotely, either by routine telephone calls or electronic transfer of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fewer than one third of patients hospitalized for heart failure are treated with aldosterone antagonists, even if they meet eligibility guidelines and are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Both low and high levels of adiponectin are associated with an increased risk of death in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Whether the catheter is removed or not has no bearing on the resolution of catheter-related coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia following treatment with antimicrobial therapy,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous intervention may not be necessary for the majority of hypertensive patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease. In a large retrospective study, researchers from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with a hematocrit nadir of 24%-30% following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the benefits of blood transfusion are unlikely to outweigh the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a systematic review suggest that use of an ACE inhibitor reduces total mortality and the risk of nonfatal MI in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), an inflammatory marker, predicted mortality and myocardial infarction but not stroke in a multiethnic cohort. “Our…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with severe cases of novel H1N1 influenza virus infection (swine flu) are at heightened risk for chest complications, including pulmonary emboli, Michigan…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Coronary angiography is a recommended screening test for many patients undergoing kidney transplantation and now new research shows that it can be performed…