Patients with anxiety, depression may delay medical care, study finds
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Adults who experience common symptoms of anxiety and depression are at greater risk of delaying or not receiving medical care amidst the novel coronavirus...
Read MoreIntegrative Healthcare Symposium postpones 2021 conference amid COVID-19
Photo Cred: Integrative Healthcare Symposium By Katherine Shagoury The 2021 Integrative Healthcare Symposium, scheduled to take place January 14-16 at the Hilton Midtown in New York City, has been postponed...
Read MoreStudy finds those with less body response to stress had more PTSD signs after COVID-19
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People who did not have a large heart rate response to a stress task showed more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related...
Read MorePatients with metabolic syndrome had worse outcomes for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Paula Burch-Celentano/Tulane University By Katherine Shagoury Patients hospitalized with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes were over three times...
Read MoreAsthma may not be significant risk factor for severe COVID-19
Photo Cred: Freepik By Katherine Shagoury Asthma may not be a significant risk factor for developing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that is severe enough to warrant hospitalization and intubation, according...
Read MoreResearchers highlight misconceptions about seasonal impacts of COVID-19
Photo Cred: Chris Lawton/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Misconceptions about the way climate and weather impact exposure and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), create false...
Read MoreStudy raises concern that COVID-19 vaccine will be less effective for those with obesity
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury From the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) risk to recovery, the odds are stacked against those with obesity, and a future vaccine may have limited...
Read MoreMany COVID-19 patients prescribed unnecessary “preventative” antibiotics, study finds
Photo Cred: Michael Longmire/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury More than half of patients hospitalized with suspected novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan during the state’s peak months received antibiotics soon after they...
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