Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Late mortality down for blood or marrow transplant recipients

(HealthDay)—Allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation (BMT) recipients have experienced a reduction in late mortality over time, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in JAMA Oncology.

Medications

Dexamethasone underused for adults hospitalized with COVID-19

(HealthDay)—For adults hospitalized with COVID-19, dexamethasone and remdesivir use increased over time, although dexamethasone is still somewhat underused, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in the Annals of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 weakly correlated with chilblains incidence

(HealthDay)—There is a weak correlation for COVID-19 cases with incidence of chilblains, according to a study published online June 23 in JAMA Dermatology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Risk factors for PHACE syndrome ID'd in infantile hemangiomas

(HealthDay)—Factors associated with higher and lower risk of posterior fossa malformations, hemangioma, arterial anomalies, cardiac defects, eye anomalies (PHACE) syndrome have been identified in children with infantile ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study: Deaths of assisted living residents spiked during pandemic

While significant attention has been paid to COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, public health leaders have understood less about the effects of the virus in assisted living communities. These settings are also home to older ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Most severe effects of PIMS-TS resolved at six months

(HealthDay)—Though the need for physical rehabilitation and mental health concerns persist, organ-specific sequelae of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

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