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UrduIn a new study involving interviews of people with long COVID, researchers describe how the prolonged illness has affected not only patients’ job status, but also their overall well-being.
Tag: Chronic Illness
With a little help from their friends: Poll shows role of close friendships in older adults’ health
Virtually all (90%) people over 50 say they have at least one close friend, while 10% say they do not, a new poll finds. But having no close friends was twice as common among people with worse health, whether mental or physical.
Loneliness and isolation: Back to pre-pandemic levels, but still high, for older adults
Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third of people age 50 to 80 feel lonely, and nearly as many feel isolated, a new national study shows.
UCLA researchers develop new risk scoring system to account for role of chronic illness in post-surgery mortality
A UCLA research team has created the Comorbid Operative Risk Evaluation (CORE) score to better account for the role chronic illness plays in patient’s risk of mortality after operation, allowing surgeons to adjust to patients’ pre-existing conditions and more easily determine mortality risk.
Rutgers Health Names New Dean to Lead School of Nursing
Angela Starkweather, an accomplished nurse-scientist and clinician with extensive higher education experience, has been named dean of the Rutgers School of Nursing.
Transgender people seen in the ER much more likely than cisgender people to be admitted to hospital
Transgender people who come to the emergency room for care tend to be sicker than cisgender people who are otherwise similar to them and are much more likely to be admitted to the hospital once they visit the ER, according to a study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.
Collaborative Food Is Medicine Initiative Launches in Mississippi Delta
A new grant from the National Institutes of Health to the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University will fund the collaborative development of community-based programs to increase local production and consumption of fruits and vegetables in the Mississippi Delta.
Cancer and Diabetes Aren’t the Only Conditions Driving Medical Debt
Analysis from Rutgers connects many chronic conditions besides cancer and diabetes with medical debt.
Albupro Plus Dietary Supplements Research from Chula for Kidney Patients and all Healthy People
A lecturer of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chula unveils her research on high egg white protein dietary supplement Albupro Plus, functional food for health lovers, now ready for sale.
Patients With Chronic Illnesses From WTC Exposures More Likely to Suffer “Long-Term” Covid
A study of 1,280 patients treated and monitored at the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program who also contracted Covid-19 reveals that responders who have suffered from chronic conditions from WTC exposures more often have “Long-Covid” than those responders without chronic illnesses.
Patients, Prescriptions and the COVID-19 Vaccine
As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more readily available to people across the country, many patients living with multiple sclerosis (MS), an often debilitating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, are questioning whether patients on certain medications should get the shot.
Prevent Severe COVID Symptoms With Lifestyle Changes
Obesity is contributing to worse outcomes in people with COVID-19. Dr. Naomi Parrella, medical director of the Rush Center for Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery, explains how managing your weight can lower your risk for severe COVID symptoms and help you prevent other chronic diseases.