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Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Mild Covid-19 infections make insomnia more likely, especially in people with anxiety or depression
Frontiers

A survey of people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 but never hospitalized found that 76% developed insomnia — and anxious or depressed people were more vulnerable.

1-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Immune response, not acute viral infections, responsible for neurological damage, McMaster researchers discover
McMaster University

For years, there has been a long-held belief that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are directly responsible for neurological damage, but researchers from McMaster University have now discovered that it’s the immune system’s response that is behind it.

Released: 2-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Machine learning to battle COVID-19 bacterial co-infection
University of Queensland

University of Queensland researchers have used machine learning to help predict the risk of secondary bacterial infections in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

Newswise: Had COVID-19 But Your Friend Didn’t? Why the Difference?
Released: 1-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Had COVID-19 But Your Friend Didn’t? Why the Difference?
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators in the Department of Computational Biomedicine at Cedars-Sinai wanted to find out which factors influenced susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and disease severity the most. Was it genetics? Or was it home environment, meaning the germs circulating throughout your everyday life?

Newswise: Pandemic Lockdowns and Water Quality: A Revealing Study on Building Usage
Released: 1-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
Pandemic Lockdowns and Water Quality: A Revealing Study on Building Usage
Chinese Academy of Sciences

During the COVID-19 pandemic, lower occupancy in buildings led to reduced water use, raising concerns about water quality due to stagnation.

Newswise: BIPOC individuals bear greater post-COVID health burdens, new research suggests
Released: 1-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
BIPOC individuals bear greater post-COVID health burdens, new research suggests
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) who were infected with COVID-19 experienced greater negative aftereffects in health and work loss than did similarly infected white participants, new research finds.

Newswise: Rounds with Leadership: Focusing Federal Investments on Nursing
Released: 31-Jan-2024 1:00 PM EST
Rounds with Leadership: Focusing Federal Investments on Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

In response to workforce concerns, the National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice (NACNEP) issued its 19th report to Congress and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month titled "Mitigating Nursing Workforce Challenges by Optimizing Learning Environments." In this report, NACNEP is advocating for immediate action to address four leading concerns, including the nursing faculty shortage, clinical preceptor training, nursing student internship opportunities, and nursing education infrastructure.

   
Newswise: Ten Things You Can Do to Support Nurses
Released: 31-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Ten Things You Can Do to Support Nurses
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

We keep hearing that we as a country have moved on from COVID. But we are here to tell you: nurses have not.

Newswise: Reduced inpatient and severe respiratory disease visits during COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
Released: 31-Jan-2024 8:50 AM EST
Reduced inpatient and severe respiratory disease visits during COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
Chinese Academy of Sciences

This study investigated the trends in hospital visits for respiratory diseases in Wuhan, China, spanning the years 2018 to 2021. We found hospital visits for respiratory diseases decreased during the COVID lockdown.



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