• A new study that published on June 14, 2023, in the journal PLoS ONE, is the first to show that the neighborhood-built environment might pose an independent risk in determining the individuals hospitalized due to COVID-19 illness for those living in Denver. (denverhealth.org)
  • MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) - Influenza vaccination reduced the risk for influenza-associated hospitalizations by 52 percent in the March to September Southern Hemisphere 2023 influenza season, according to research published in the Sept. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report . (physiciansweekly.com)
  • The researchers found that the adjusted VE against SARI hospitalization associated with any influenza virus during the 2023 Southern Hemisphere season was 51.9 percent, including 55.2 percent against the predominating A(H1N1)pdm09, based on data contributed by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay on 2,780 SARI patients hospitalized during March 27 to July 9, 2023. (physiciansweekly.com)
  • Cite this: Saltwater Gargling May Help Avoid COVID Hospitalization - Medscape - Nov 14, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • Twenty-six states had a 20% or larger increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations week over week, the CDC said on August 28, 2023. (wowktv.com)
  • The Business Research Company's"Hospitalization Insurance Global Market Report 2023" is a comprehensive source of information that covers every facet of the hospitalization insurance market. (menafn.com)
  • The Hospitalization Insurance Global Market Report 2023 by The Business Research Company is the most comprehensive report that provides hospitalization insurance global market research insights on hospitalization insurance global market size, drivers and hospitalization insurance global market trends, hospitalization insurance industry major players, hospitalization insurance global market share and competitors' revenues, market positioning, and hospitalization insurance market growth across geographies. (menafn.com)
  • however, the risk of ventilation and mortality was similar between these two cohorts. (news-medical.net)
  • Elder abuse is independently associated with increased mortality risk, especially for cardiovascular related mortality. (spokanejournal.com)
  • The authors write: "COVID-19 patients had higher risks of all-cause mortality, readmission or death due to the initial infection, and dementia death, highlighting the importance of post-discharge monitoring. (fingerlakes1.com)
  • There was no difference in the rates of mortality or hospitalizations for cardiac or pulmonary causes between vaccine formulations (44.5 per 100 patient years for those who received the high-dose vaccine, compared with 41.9 per 100 patient years for those who received standard-dose). (heart.org)
  • To characterize national trends in mortality and hospitalizations attributable to asthma among children and young adults (persons aged less than 25 years) during 1980-1993, CDC analyzed mortality data from its multiple cause-of-death files and hospitalization data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey. (cdc.gov)
  • This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicate that asthma-related mortality and hospitalization rates are increasing among persons aged less than 25 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Parts of the U.S. south with lower vaccination rates have noticed a particularly-pronounced spike in hospitalizations. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • The latest guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization is that adults who are recommended to receive a fall booster dose should get the bivalent vaccine - but that those who are considered at highest risk "should not delay their planned vaccination in anticipation of a bivalent Omicron-containing COVID-19 vaccine," as the original mRNA vaccines will still offer timely protection. (ctvnews.ca)
  • Increasing flu vaccination rates in older adults could prevent more than one-third of flu hospitalizations each year, Talbot said. (livescience.com)
  • Flu vaccination significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization with the flu, especially for older adults. (livescience.com)
  • Vaccination for COVID-19 can also reduce the risk of MIS-C and post-COVID conditions . (cdc.gov)
  • The Overcoming COVID-19 network conducted a test-negative, case-control study at 20 pediatric hospitals in 17 states during July 1, 2021-January 17, 2022, to assess effectiveness of maternal completion of a 2-dose primary mRNA COVID-19 vaccination series during pregnancy against COVID-19 hospitalization in infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Flu vaccines also provided significant protection to groups that are at higher risk of severe flu illness. (cdc.gov)
  • The scientists saw no clear link, however, between BMI and severe flu-like illness risk in this group. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Being underweight," they note, "seems to be a consistent risk factor in all adult participants with influenza-like illness. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • London - People infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus may be at lower risk of severe illness and hospitalization compared to those infected with the Delta strain, early studies from the United Kingdom and South Africa suggest. (cbsnews.com)
  • We need to change our messaging to be accurate about what it does, which is prevent serious illness and hospitalization and death," Sloan said. (wusf.org)
  • Experiencing critical illness and hospitalization at the same time can accelerate "cognitive decline. (fingerlakes1.com)
  • While the flu shot can be less effective in older adults, it may protect them from developing an illness severe enough to require hospitalization, according to a new study. (livescience.com)
  • With the goal of prevention, a new study of children and teens with autism spectrum disorders found five risk factors that are significantly associated with an increased likelihood of seeking inpatient psychiatric care. (brown.edu)
  • With that reality in mind, Righi led a new study to identify which factors put young people with autism at especially high risk of seeking inpatient psychiatric care. (brown.edu)
  • HealthDay News) - COVID-19 convalescent plasma administered to mostly unvaccinated outpatients within 9 days after symptom onset reduced the risk of progression of COVID-19 leading to hospitalization, according to a study published online in the New England Journal of Medicine . (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Is male hypogonadism a risk factor for hospitalization for COVID-19? (news-medical.net)
  • In a recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open , researchers found an association between male hypogonadism and hospitalization risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (news-medical.net)
  • Therefore, advanced age and comorbidities, the known risk factors for COVID-19-induced hospitalization, are linked to hypogonadism, raising speculations that hypogonadism is also a risk factor for COVID-19-associated hospitalization among males. (news-medical.net)
  • In the present study, researchers investigated the association of male hypogonadism with COVID-19 hospitalization risk. (news-medical.net)
  • The researchers obtained data on demographics, comorbidities, COVID-19 hospitalization, and receipt of testosterone therapy (TTh). (news-medical.net)
  • The primary outcome of the study was COVID-19 hospitalization. (news-medical.net)
  • Overall, 134 patients required hospitalization due to COVID-19. (news-medical.net)
  • A phase 3 trial of Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics' oral antiviral treatment molnupiravir showed it reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by around 50% in Covid patients. (cnbc.com)
  • and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said Friday they've developed a drug that reduces the risk of hospitalization or death by around 50% for patients with mild or moderate cases of Covid. (cnbc.com)
  • People who catch the Indian 'Delta' variant of COVID are at twice the risk of hospitalization than others who catch the British 'Alpha' form of the virus. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • The team also found that 74 percent of all participants hospitalized were unvaccinated, further underlining how getting the shot lowers a person's risk of falling seriously-ill with COVID. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • A study finds that the Indian 'Delta' variant has twice the ability to cause hospitalizations than the Alpha COVID-19 variant. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • The United States is suffering a surge of hospitalizations amid a Delta-fueled Covid outbreak. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • In their pre-print paper, they said "early national data suggest that Omicron is associated with a two-thirds reduction in the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization when compared to Delta. (cbsnews.com)
  • They also said that a third or booster vaccine dose "offers substantial additional protection against the risk of symptomatic COVID-19 for Omicron. (cbsnews.com)
  • In a first-of-its-kind study that controlled for individuals' biological factors, researchers found that people who lived in multi-family housing, or in areas with higher levels of air pollution and access to public transit, were at a higher risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 in the Denver metro area in 2020. (denverhealth.org)
  • The findings could help inform public health and urban planning initiatives in lowering the risk of hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 and other respiratory pathogens. (denverhealth.org)
  • Administration of convalescent plasma within 9 days after symptom onset can reduce risk of COVID-19-linked hospitalization. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Hospitalizations for people with COVID rose by more than 30% in two weeks. (wusf.org)
  • A new study finds that people hospitalized for COVID-19 have an increased risk of death or readmission afterwards. (fingerlakes1.com)
  • The risk of death is 4-5 times higher for COVID-19 patients after release than for the general public. (fingerlakes1.com)
  • The risk of death after hospitalization for COVID-19 is the highest for people with preexisting dementia. (fingerlakes1.com)
  • ANAHEIM, California - Gargling and nasal rinsing with saltwater several times a day appeared to be associated with significantly lower COVID-19 hospitalization rates in a small, randomized, double-blind, controlled study. (medscape.com)
  • Those treated with the monoclonal antibody for COVID-19 feel that they recover faster and their risk of requiring hospital admission is lower. (ynhhs.org)
  • Those who receive the most benefit from this treatment are also those who are at most risk for severe complications from COVID-19. (ynhhs.org)
  • Overall, I would expect cases and hospitalizations to increase - then decrease again before they rise in the late fall and early winter," said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease expert at UCSF, when asked about back-to-school season's impact on COVID spread . (wowktv.com)
  • The growth in the hospitalization insurance market is due to the growing adoption of health insurance policies by individuals during COVID-19. (menafn.com)
  • In the past 4 weeks, hospitalizations among all age groups increased by 200% for influenza , 51% for COVID-19 , and 60% for RSV . (cdc.gov)
  • Infants, older adults, pregnant people, and people with certain underlying medical conditions remain at increased risk of severe COVID-19 and influenza disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Infants are at risk for COVID-19-associated complications, including respiratory failure and other life-threatening complications. (cdc.gov)
  • This Population Health Information Tool (PHIT) dataset provides selected data on environmental hospitalizations in Massachusetts, including information on asthma, acute myocardial Infarctions (heart attacks), carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and heat stress. (mass.gov)
  • The environmental hospitalizations dataset includes information on asthma, acute myocardial Infarctions (heart attacks), carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and heat stress. (mass.gov)
  • In Massachusetts, children younger than five years of age have had the highest rates of emergency department visits, outpatient observation stays, and hospitalization due to asthma. (mass.gov)
  • Adults age 65 years and older have the second highest rate of hospitalization due to asthma. (mass.gov)
  • Asthma hospitalization measures can be used to evaluate the impact of ambient air pollution on respiratory health and can be used for better resource management to further reduce asthma-related expenditures and monitor spatial and temporal trends for asthma. (mass.gov)
  • In 1993, asthma accounted for an estimated 198,000 hospitalizations and 342 deaths among persons aged less than 25 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Asthma-related hospitalizations were classified as those in which asthma was the first-listed discharge diagnosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Data were analyzed by race because of previously reported differences in race-specific rates of death and hospitalization attributed to asthma (2). (cdc.gov)
  • From 1980 to 1993, the annual hospitalization rate for asthma among persons aged 0-24 years increased 28% (from 16.8 to 21.4 per 10,000 population). (cdc.gov)
  • Although the rate of hospitalization for asthma was highest and increased the most among children aged less than 1 year (from 35.6 to 64.7 per 10,000 population) ( Figure 2 ), the rate in 1993 had decreased from that in 1992 (66.3 per 10,000 population). (cdc.gov)
  • Among persons aged 5-24 years, the rates of asthma hospitalization remained relatively constant during 1980-1993. (cdc.gov)
  • Exposure to harmful substances in the environment, such as those at brownfields sites or in old housing stock, is one of many risk factors for several diseases and adverse health effects of concern (e.g., asthma). (cdc.gov)
  • Because it is easy to measure, researchers often use BMI to explore weight-related health risks at the population level or in very large groups. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • By employing statistical analysis techniques, the researchers were able to isolate risk factors that were independently and significantly associated with the risk of hospitalization. (brown.edu)
  • In the largest retrospective population-based study to date, Jefferson researchers showed that hospitalization increase by as much as 114% in patients battling breast, prostate, and lung cancers, when those patients took 15 or more medications prior to chemotherapy treatment. (jefferson.edu)
  • The researchers found that lung cancer patients taking between 5-9 medications had a 42% higher rate of hospitalization, those taking 10-14 medications had a 75% increase, and those taking over 15 medications prior to chemotherapy had a 114% higher rate compared to patients taking fewer than five medicines. (jefferson.edu)
  • Researchers at the hospital will also evaluate how the FeelBetter solution can be used to identify patients who have the highest risk of deterioration, hospitalization and incurring financial costs from gaps in care, as well as how the technology can be leveraged to enable identification of potentially adverse medication prescriptions and combinations. (businesswire.com)
  • Researchers found that donepezil was associated with a two-fold higher risk of hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis, a serious condition that can result in kidney disease. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The researchers tracked the patients for 315 days after hospitalization. (fingerlakes1.com)
  • Researchers used data from the Nationwide Readmissions Database in the US and looked at women aged 15‒54 years who had a hospital delivery in a given calendar year and those who had subsequent hospitalizations in the same calendar year of delivery. (mims.com)
  • Researchers evaluated data for any visit for cardiovascular disease, hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases, and severe cardiovascular events. (reachmd.com)
  • The researchers did not evaluate the potential reason for the saline regimen's association with fewer hospitalizations, but Rubin said, "It may be possible that nasal saline irrigation and gargling help improve viral clearance and reduce the risk of microaspiration into the lungs, so it may be possible that this intervention could reduce the risk of pneumonia, which is a major cause of hospitalization. (medscape.com)
  • Researchers did not specifically examine whether one type of vaccine was more effective than the other in reducing flu-related illnesses, although hospitalization rates for influenza were similar between the two groups. (heart.org)
  • When the scientists plotted the risk of hospital admission against people's body mass index ( BMI ), for adults, it formed a "U" shape on the graph. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • To investigate the risk of hospitalization for pneumonia in older adults in relation to biophysical environmental factors. (nih.gov)
  • Older adults who are subject to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation face a greater risk of being hospitalized than other seniors, according to the results of a study published in a recent issue of JAMA Internal Medicine. (spokanejournal.com)
  • Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) is a community-based longitudinal study of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease among older adults aged 65 and over, which began in 1993. (spokanejournal.com)
  • Preliminary REVELAC-i data from five Southern Hemisphere countries suggest that influenza vaccines were effective in preventing more than one half of influenza-associated hospitalizations among young children, persons with preexisting conditions, and older adults," the authors write. (physiciansweekly.com)
  • Q: What are we seeing with the overall percentage of U.S. adults with recent sexual activity who received a sexual risk assessment? (cdc.gov)
  • Last year's flu shot reduced the risk of being hospitalized as a result of the flu by about 71 percent in adults of all ages, and 77 percent in people ages 50 and older, the study found. (livescience.com)
  • Older adults are at greater risk for hospitalization and death from the flu. (livescience.com)
  • Odds ratios (ORs) for risk of pneumonia in relation to environmental and other variables. (nih.gov)
  • and non-English language spoken at home (OR=5.31, 95% CI=2.60-10.87) were associated with a greater risk of pneumonia hospitalization in multivariable analysis. (nih.gov)
  • Age, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive lung disease, dysphagia, renal disease, functional status, use of immunosuppressive disease medications, and lifetime history of smoking of more than 100 cigarettes were other variables associated with hospitalization for pneumonia. (nih.gov)
  • A high-dose, trivalent influenza vaccine was no more effective than the standard-dose quadrivalent vaccine at reducing the risk of death or hospitalization for heart or lung-related causes among patients with heart disease. (heart.org)
  • People with heart disease are at increased risk for complications from influenza, including heart attacks, hospitalizations for heart failure and death. (heart.org)
  • We found that the higher dose influenza vaccine was not more effective than the standard dose in lowering the risk of death or hospitalizations from heart or lung-related illnesses. (heart.org)
  • The rate of death due to heart-related problems is more than double the rate in the general population after psychiatric hospitalization. (madinamerica.com)
  • Severe adverse events (SAEs) were defined as episodes requiring hospitalization or intravenous antibiotics, malignancies, or death. (lu.se)
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the risk of severe hypocalcemia with serious outcomes, including hospitalization and death, in patients with advanced kidney disease on dialysis treated with the osteoporosis medicine Prolia (denosumab). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Preliminary results from a separate internal FDA study further investigating hypocalcemia in dialysis patients treated with Prolia show a substantial risk with serious outcomes, including hospitalization and death. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In addition, adverse event reports submitted to FDA showed severe and symptomatic hypocalcemia, including hospitalization and death, is occurring in patients with advanced kidney disease treated with Prolia. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Preliminary results from a separate internal FDA study investigating the risk of hypocalcemia suggest that patients on dialysis treated with Prolia are at substantial risk for severe and symptomatic hypocalcemia, including hospitalization and death. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The primary outcome was a composite of adverse GI events (hospitalization or emergency department visit with intestinal ischemia/thrombosis, GI ulceration/perforation, or resection/ostomy) within 30 days of initial sodium polystyrene sulfonate prescription. (nih.gov)
  • The rate of stroke hospitalization within 12 months of delivery, the primary outcome, was 37 hospitalizations per 100,000 people among those who received infertility treatment and 29 hospitalizations per 100,000 people among those who delivered after spontaneous conception. (mims.com)
  • Meanwhile, having a high score on a standardized scale of "adaptive functioning," or basic life and coping skills, slightly but significantly lowered the odds of hospitalization. (brown.edu)
  • Patients who walked a distance of less than 80% of predicted in the MST showed an increase of 3.9 (95%CI 1.0-15.3) in the relative risk for hospitalization and significantly higher total number of days of hospitalization (p = 0.022). (bvsalud.org)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the association of the distance covered on the modified shuttle test (MST), as well as other clinical variables ( anthropometry , chronic colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa , lung function), with the risk of hospitalization for pulmonary exacerbation. (bvsalud.org)
  • There is an association between the distance covered in the MST and the risk of hospitalization in youths with CF. Patients with reduced exercise capacity presented a 3.9 times increase in the relative risk for hospitalization due to pulmonary exacerbation. (bvsalud.org)
  • The goal of perioperative pulmonary management is to identify patients at high risk of significant postoperative pulmonary complications, so that appropriate interventions can be provided to minimize that risk. (medscape.com)
  • Not all of these risk factors are modifiable, although strategies exist to reduce the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications even among high-risk patients. (medscape.com)
  • Charité has selected HealthNextGen's flagship platform, HNG@Explore to predict the risk of hospitalization arising due to Myasthenia gravis. (prweb.com)
  • HealthNextGen is a Clinical Artificial Intelligence start-up that develops software designed to predict hospitalization events, recommend personalize prescriptions, predict disease complications and financial loss for providers, with a mission is to provide personalized healthcare to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. (prweb.com)
  • The pilot will evaluate the ability of FeelBetter's SaaS solution to predict which senior patients, with multiple chronic conditions and complex medication regimens, are at risk of deterioration and hospitalization. (businesswire.com)
  • Little is known about factors that predict hospitalization in this population. (cornell.edu)
  • The distance achieved (MST) was considered as the main independent variable to predict the risk of hospitalization (Cox HR 0.97, p = 0.029). (bvsalud.org)
  • This issue can be addressed by developing a risk model to predict which inpatients might need such a program. (frontiersin.org)
  • The strongest predictor was the presence of a mood disorder, which was associated with a seven-fold increase in the odds of hospitalization. (brown.edu)
  • Is the Subject Area "Cardiovascular disease risk" applicable to this article? (plos.org)
  • A patient's admission to ICU puts acute psychological stress on family members, and that stress may increase the risk for cardiovascular disease particularly for the other spouse," Ohbe said. (reachmd.com)
  • This study is the first to suggest ICU admission of a spouse may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease events and hospitalization in the other spouse. (reachmd.com)
  • A recent retrospective pilot with 153,000 managed care patients at Leumit Health Services, one of the largest healthcare services providers in Israel, showed that usage of the FeelBetter solution can help organizations synthesize and analyze healthcare data from multiple sources to accurately report which patients are affected most from sub-optimal polypharmacy and are likely to have an avoidable hospitalization within 30-90 days. (businesswire.com)
  • However, only a small number of those hospitalizations were identified as caused by influenza," said Vardeny who is also a core investigator with the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research at the Minneapolis VA Health System. (heart.org)
  • Another possibility is that since participants were already at a very high risk for hospitalization due to their pre-existing heart conditions, and most of the hospitalizations were not attributable to influenza, the incremental benefit of one vaccine over the other would not have overcome the high underlying risk in this population. (heart.org)
  • CDC is tracking increased respiratory disease activity in the United States for several respiratory pathogens, including influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2, and RSV,across multiple indicators such as laboratory test positivity, emergency department visits, wastewater, and hospitalizations. (cdc.gov)
  • Hospitalization insurance is a type of health insurance policy that pays for hospital stays, outpatient medical treatment, surgery, or any other hospital-related activity involving the insured's health. (menafn.com)
  • Linear and logistic regression were used to identify predictors of IgG levels and of the risk of hypogammaglobulinemia, defined as IgG ≤7 g/l at 6. (lu.se)
  • Unlike last winter, though, a vaccine is now available which can reduce the virus' ability to cause hospitalizations. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • Since people with chronic conditions have been shown to exhibit reduced immune responses to the flu vaccine, we conducted a trial to determine if a higher dosage would overcome the lower response and better protect high-risk individuals," said Orly Vardeny, Pharm.D., M.S., lead researcher of the study and an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and in the College of Pharmacy in Minneapolis. (heart.org)
  • It is possible that since all participants received the flu vaccine, both formulations similarly reduced the risk for heart and lung hospitalizations. (heart.org)
  • With an updated vaccine still months away, this summer bump in new hospitalizations might be concerning, but the number of patients is far lower than before. (centralillinoisproud.com)
  • Evidence from other vaccine-preventable diseases suggests that maternal immunization can provide protection to infants, especially during the high-risk first 6 months of life, through passive transplacental antibody transfer ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Study results will include estimates of the potential annual reduction in total medical expenditure driven by FeelBetter's technology, particularly those associated with avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations. (businesswire.com)
  • Our findings emphasize the utility of thorough assessment and treatment of mood and sleep conditions to decrease the likelihood of requiring psychiatric hospitalization," Righi and her co-authors wrote. (brown.edu)
  • When Prolia is used in these patients, adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation and frequent blood calcium monitoring, possibly more often than is already being conducted, may help decrease the likelihood or severity of these risks. (medlineplus.gov)
  • After adjusting for hazards like age, comorbidities and other factors that increase risk for hospitalizations, they found that the Delta variant was twice as likely to cause a severe case of the virus that required hospital treatment. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • They also had at least one additional risk factor such as kidney disease, diabetes, stroke, peripheral artery disease, a weak heart muscle or current use of tobacco. (heart.org)
  • Our review of interim results from an ongoing safety study of Prolia suggests an increased risk of hypocalcemia, or low calcium levels in the blood, in patients with advanced kidney disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Because of the frequency and seriousness of these risks, we are alerting health care professionals and patients about them and that we are continuing to evaluate this potential safety issue with Prolia use in patients with advanced kidney disease, particularly those on dialysis. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Our review of the interim results from this ongoing safety study suggests an increased risk of hypocalcemia with Prolia in patients with advanced kidney disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Hospitalization data, by definition, exclude discharges from specialty hospitals (e.g., psychiatric), long-term care facilities, and federal hospitals that are exempt from state reporting requirements. (mass.gov)
  • Our newly developed predictive tool identifies patients at risk for hospitalization and can serve as a benchmark for future model development. (cornell.edu)
  • The authors found that in a cohort of more than 18,000 individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection, living in multi-family building, living in a neighborhood with higher air pollution (referred to as PM2.5) levels, and living in a neighborhood with lower walkability and bike-ability are associated with a greater incidence rate of hospitalization, even when controlling for socioeconomic vulnerability and individual-level demographic and medical characteristics. (denverhealth.org)
  • Data collection comprised basic demographic data, risk factors and the recording of symptoms at several points in time during the course of the infection. (medrxiv.org)
  • A new update of an ongoing CDC study finds that vaccines reduce the risk of infection by 91 percent for fully vaccinated people. (baptisthealth.net)
  • It is not surprising that studies on the prevalence of sexual risk assessment are generally concerned with clinic populations (i.e., those who may be most at risk for HIV/STI infection). (cdc.gov)
  • The new recommendation is regarding the use of a combination of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, casirivimab and imdevimab in the treatment of non-severe patients at highest risk of hospitalization, and those with severe infection and are critically ill. (who.int)
  • Women who who conceive following infertility treatment appear to have a higher likelihood of stroke -related hospitalization within 12 months of delivery as compared with those who spontaneously conceive, according to a study. (mims.com)
  • The use of sodium polystyrene sulfonate is associated with a higher risk of hospitalization for serious adverse GI events. (nih.gov)
  • A drug commonly used to manage symptoms of Alzheimer disease and other dementias - donepezil - is associated with a two-fold higher risk of hospital admission for rhabdomyolysis, a painful condition of muscle breakdown, compared with several other cholinesterase inhibitors, found a study in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ). (scitechdaily.com)
  • Are some people at a higher risk than others? (fingerlakes1.com)
  • That study recommended that healthcare providers screen people who are underweight for health risks "to the same extent" as they would those with obesity. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Study results indicate that compared with codeine, tramadol was associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for hypoglycemia, especially in the first 30 days the pan-reliever was used. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A growing community: The Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment was a major source of data for a new study that identified risk factors for psychiatric hospitalization among children and teens with autism spectrum disorders. (brown.edu)
  • Notably, only two of the risk factors identified in the study of patients with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - their severity of autism symptoms and the degree of their "adaptive" daily life functioning - were specific consequences of the disorder. (brown.edu)
  • Molnupiravir's efficacy was not affected by the timing of symptom onset or patients' underlying risk factors, the study showed. (cnbc.com)
  • Thus if Omicron continues to double every few days, it could generate many more hospitalizations than Delta from the double vaccinated population," Professor James Naismith, from the University of Oxford, said in a statement reacting to the Scottish study. (cbsnews.com)
  • Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for readmissions following an AECOPD.RESULTS: During the study period, 38% of subjects were readmitted at least once. (hindawi.com)
  • However, we are not aware of any population-based study that has examined the prospective association between elder abuse and the rate of hospitalization in a community-dwelling population. (spokanejournal.com)
  • The study results indicate an unadjusted mean annual rate of hospitalization for those who had experienced elder abuse was 1.97 hospital admissions per year, compared with 0.62 for those who hadn't suffered such abuse. (spokanejournal.com)
  • There is an opportunity to identify which patients are at risk of adverse events related to medication regimens and to develop solutions which help clinical teams take action in advance," said Lisa Rotenstein, MD, Medical Director of Population Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital and principal investigator of the study. (businesswire.com)
  • The findings of this population-based cohort study support regulatory agency warnings about the risk of donepezil-induced rhabdomyolysis," writes Dr. Jamie Fleet, a postgraduate year 4 resident in physical medicine and rehabilitation now at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, with coauthors. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Reference: "Risk of rhabdomyolysis with donepezil compared with rivastigmine or galantamine: a population-based cohort study" by Jamie L. Fleet, Eric McArthur, Aakil Patel, Matthew A. Weir, Manuel Montero-Odasso and Amit X. Garg, 16 September 2019, CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) . (scitechdaily.com)
  • This longitudinal study identified risk factors for frequency of hospitalization among patients with any medical condition who had previously visited one of six Quebec (Canada) emergency departments (ED) at least once for mental health (MH) conditions as the primary diagnosis. (unige.ch)
  • The study shows that hospitalizations rose 57% between the pre-pandemic fall and the fall of 2020. (christianpost.com)
  • New study finds that antidepressants may negatively impact recovery after psychiatric hospitalization. (madinamerica.com)
  • Because the new study only looked at hospitalizations for flu in Tennessee, it's not clear if the results translate to the population as a whole, but they are similar to those found in earlier studies. (livescience.com)
  • Health care professionals should consider the risks of hypocalcemia with the use of Prolia in patients on dialysis. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The hospitalization risk associated with mood and sleep disorders, meanwhile, points to the need to engage in a broad based and careful psychiatric evaluation of autism patients. (brown.edu)
  • The daughters of children evacuated from Finland during World War II show an increased number of psychiatric hospitalizations. (madinamerica.com)
  • The presence of sleep problems was the second strongest risk, more than doubling the odds. (brown.edu)
  • Patients who are younger, belong to a minority group, and have a greater number of chronic conditions are at increased odds of hospitalization. (cornell.edu)
  • Pre-discharge risk assessment and post discharge monitoring could greatly reduce some of the risks. (fingerlakes1.com)
  • Questions for Casey Copen, Ph.D., M.P.H., Statistician and Author of " Receipt of a Sexual Risk Assessment From a Doctor or Medical Care Provider in the Past Year Among Women and Men Aged 15-44 With Recent Sexual Activity . (cdc.gov)
  • Q: Why did you decide to examine the percentage of women and men aged 15-44 in the U.S. who received a sexual risk assessment? (cdc.gov)
  • Taken together, these questions comprise what is referred to in this report as a sexual risk assessment. (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, 47% of women and 23% of men aged 15-44 with recent sexual activity (i.e., sex with an opposite-sex or same-sex partner in the past year) received a sexual risk assessment from a doctor or other medical care provider in the past year. (cdc.gov)
  • Q: What differences did you see in the receipt of a sexual risk assessment by selected social, demographic and behavioral characteristics in this analysis? (cdc.gov)
  • CC: Receipt of a sexual risk assessment was higher among women and men aged 15-24, those who were Hispanic and Non-Hispanic black, those who had income below 300% of the poverty level, or who had public health insurance. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, receipt of a sexual risk assessment was higher among men who identified as gay or bisexual, lived in urban areas , or who had a usual place to go for medical care. (cdc.gov)
  • Higher receipt of a sexual risk assessment was also seen for women and men who had two or more opposite-sex partners in the past compared with those who had only 1 opposite-sex sexual partner and for men who had a same-sex sexual partner in the past year or who had any HIV-related sexual risk behaviors in the past year. (cdc.gov)
  • However, I do find it interesting that, to my knowledge, this is the first time a nationally representative household survey has provided estimates of sexual risk assessment receipt in the general reproductive-aged population. (cdc.gov)
  • Q: What overall message do you hope to leave with the general public when it comes to sexual risk assessment? (cdc.gov)
  • A sexual risk assessment is a primary prevention tool that can help identify persons at risk of HIV/STIs. (cdc.gov)
  • While about half of women aged 15-44 received a sexual risk assessment in the past year, for men, receipt was more focused among those who engaged in HIV risk-related behaviors in the past year. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, both women and men who received a sexual risk assessment were more likely to have been tested for HIV/STI in the past year. (cdc.gov)
  • However, they had a higher chance of hospitalization if coded for another mental health disorder, including anxiety, depression and substance abuse. (christianpost.com)
  • The team collected data on the hospitalization duration, intensive care unit (ICU) or ventilator requirement, and the duration of ventilation. (news-medical.net)
  • The comprehensive real-world data we looked at gives us a sense of what's happening today, and offers clues on how we could reduce hospitalizations in older cancer patients," says senior author Grace Lu-Yao , PhD, associate director of Population Science at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC)-Jefferson Health. (jefferson.edu)
  • By looking at hospitalization rates in the 6-months leading up to the start of chemotherapy, we were able to get a baseline, or 'before' data point for these patients, that we could compare against the rates of hospitalization after chemo," said Dr. Lu-Yao. (jefferson.edu)
  • The risks were compared using National Health Service (NHS) England's OpenSAFELY data. (fingerlakes1.com)
  • Environmental hospitalizations data can be used to monitor trends over time, help identify high-risk groups and assist with prevention, evaluation, and program planning efforts. (mass.gov)
  • Hospitalization data includes information on patient characteristics and the medical treatment they received. (mass.gov)
  • Hospitalization data do not include individuals who do not receive medical care or who are not hospitalized. (mass.gov)
  • Objectives: To develop and validate a model predictive of hospitalization after enrollment into home hospice using pre-hospice admission risk factors. (cornell.edu)
  • Having a spouse in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) may make a person more likely to have a heart attack or cardiac-related hospitalization themselves within a few weeks of the ICU admission, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation . (reachmd.com)
  • The risk of stroke-related hospitalization was evident as early as 30 days after delivery and increased thereafter. (mims.com)
  • The findings highlight the importance of timely follow-up in the immediate days postpartum and of continued long-term follow-up in order to mitigate stroke risk among women who delivered via infertility treatment. (mims.com)
  • Across the continent, though, deaths rose by 64% in the seven days ending on 9 January compared with the week before mainly due to infections among people at high-risk. (who.int)
  • The hospitalization rates increased if testosterone levels were below 200 ng/dL. (news-medical.net)
  • It was interesting to work with the urban planning teams to pinpoint exactly which environmental factors were partially to blame for disproportionate rates of hospitalizations that we keep seeing. (denverhealth.org)
  • Consequently, counts and rates should not be summed across the two measures of hospitalization. (mass.gov)
  • Hospitalization rates consistently were highest among blacks. (cdc.gov)
  • Identifying and addressing the factors that make hospitalization more likely, she said, could reduce such instances. (brown.edu)
  • Research shows plant-based diets reduce Alzheimer's risk, contrasting with the harmful impact of Western diets rich in meats and processed foods. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Treating these disorders can reduce the risk for relapse. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Environmental cleanups at brownfields sites may reduce risk of exposure to certain harmful substances. (cdc.gov)
  • The corresponding rate difference was 8 hospitalizations per 100,000 people. (mims.com)
  • They found that the rate of hospitalization with Omicron was 20% to 25% lower than with the Delta infections, and that the rate of people staying in the hospital for at least one night with Omicron was was around 40% to 45% lower. (cbsnews.com)
  • Living in neighborhoods with higher public transit quality and access are also associated with a higher incidence rate of hospitalization. (denverhealth.org)
  • Higher PM2.5 levels posed a higher rate of hospitalization for Latinx individuals, and density and overcrowding showed stronger associations for non-Hispanic White individuals. (denverhealth.org)
  • Among children aged 1-4 years, the rate of hospitalization increased during 1980-1992 (from 38.3 to 60.1 per 10,000 population), but decreased in 1993 (43.6 per 10,000 population) because of a decrease in the number of participating hospitals. (cdc.gov)
  • Because of increasing use of the pain-reliever by patients, Jean-Pascal Fournier, M.D., Ph.D., of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada, and co-authors examined whether tramadol, compared with codeine, was associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia severe enough to send patients to the hospital. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Older patients take anywhere between 5-15 medications per year, which increases the risk that some of the drugs will counteract each other. (jefferson.edu)
  • We conclude that in spite of rapid engraftment, non-hematological toxicities and infections remain important limitations for further reduction of the length of patient hospitalization in a significant number of patients after PBSCT. (nature.com)
  • B cell depletion may increase the risk of hypogammaglobulinemia, potentially leading to severe infections. (lu.se)
  • I'm concerned about the uptick in hospitalizations and deaths among seniors, and concerned about the lack of urgency at my mother's nursing home in getting the residents and staff vaccinated" with the latest booster, she said. (wusf.org)
  • DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2020 - 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 Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2020 . (heart.org)
  • The number of deaths appears to be stable this summer, although past increases in deaths have lagged behind hospitalizations. (centralillinoisproud.com)