Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early flu peak puzzles scientists after last year's reprieve
The flu is back with case counts that look comparable to those that predate the pandemic, with one important distinction.
Feb 7, 2022
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Vaccination
Is this the end of the road for vaccine mandates in healthcare?
The UK government recently announced a dramatic U-turn on the COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, originally scheduled to take effect on April 1 2022. Health or social care staff will no longer need to provide proof ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Despite risks, 60% of Americans say they may delay or skip the flu shot this year
Three in five Americans say they may delay or skip the flu shot this year, despite warnings from health experts the influenza season could start early and be severe, according to a new survey released by the American Heart ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Vaccination
Houston methodist suspends nearly 200 workers who refuse COVID-19 vaccines
(HealthDay)—Nearly 200 employees of the Houston Methodist hospital system in Texas have been suspended without pay for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Jun 11, 2021
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Vaccination
Houston Methodist suspends nearly 200 workers who refuse COVID-19 vaccines
Nearly 200 employees of the Houston Methodist hospital system in Texas have been suspended without pay for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Jun 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital surge capacity survey before COVID-19 gives insight into pandemic preparedness
A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine-led survey of dozens of surge capacity managers at hospitals nationwide captures the U.S. health care system's pandemic preparedness status in the months before the first COVID-19 ...
Mar 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 causes more severe disease than seasonal influenza: comparison of data from over 130,000 hospitalized patients
Nearly twice as many people were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 at the height of the pandemic than were for influenza at the peak of the 2018/2019 flu season, a study of French national data published today in The Lancet ...
Dec 18, 2020
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Cardiology
High-dose flu shot no better for heart patients
Getting a high-dose flu shot instead of a regular dose doesn't further reduce the risk of serious flu-complications, hospitalization or death in people with heart disease, new research shows.
Dec 10, 2020
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Cardiology
High-dose equal to standard flu vaccine for risk of death or heart, lung hospitalization
People with heart disease can receive either the high-dose or standard-dose flu vaccines for protection from heart or lung-related deaths or hospitalizations, according to late breaking research presented today at the American ...
Nov 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Having flu and COVID together doubles death risk in hospitalized patients
While health officials worry about a potential "twindemic" of COVID-19 and the flu this winter, a new study finds that hospital patients who were infected with both viruses were more than twice as likely to die as those infected ...
Sep 22, 2020
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