Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 27 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Wearing a neck gaiter may be worse than no mask at all, researchers find

By Allyson Chiu The Washington Post Duke study finds some cotton cloth masks are about as effective as surgical masks, while thin polyester spandex gaiters may be worse than going maskless. As the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to rise nationwide, the recurring message from many public health experts and doctors has been simple: Wearing masks […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Pupil measurements predict all-cause mortality among heart failure patients

This is very interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Photographing the pupils of heart failure (HF) patient can help predict if they are at a greater risk of death or hospital readmission, according to new findings published in ESC Heart Failure. The authors explored data from 870 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
UC Berkeley researchers find a unique brain ‘noise’ signature for dream sleep

BY JESSICA LI The Daily California When people sleep, an electrical “noise” in their brains can reveal whether or not they are dreaming, according to a July 28 study led by campus researchers. The two basic types of sleep are rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep and non-REM sleep. Using small, metal electrodes attached to the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Face shield vs. mask: Which prevents the spread of COVID-19 better?

BY NICOLE BROWN CBS NEWS Plastic face shields are likely not as effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus as cloth face masks, experts believe. As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States and around the world, doctors continue to urge the public to wear masks, observe social distancing and wash their hands. In one recent example, during an outbreak of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs. A national nursing union is concerned that gear has to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID Cases

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay News A simple blood test may predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to get worse and die, a new study suggests. “When we first started treating COVID-19 patients, we watched them get better or get worse, but we didn’t know why,” said researcher Dr. Juan Reyes. He’s an assistant professor of medicine […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
COVID-19: Over 80% of young people may show no symptoms

Written by Maria Cohut, PhD Medical News Today A preliminary study suggests that more than 80% of people aged 20 and under may show no symptoms after contracting SARS-CoV-2. This may have important implications for virus transmission. Experts from the Bruno Kessler Foundation in Trento, Italy, in collaboration with colleagues affiliated to the ATS Lombardy COVID-19 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Even Infrequent Smoking Carries Heightened Mortality Risk

By Joe Elia NEJM Journal Review Smoking cigarettes — even one or less per day — is associated with increased mortality risk, a JAMA Network Open study shows. Researchers combined data from several federal smoking surveys performed between 1992 and 2011. In those surveys, some 500,000 adults reported their smoking histories. National mortality data showed that, compared […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.

By Robert Preidt HealthDay News Eating disorders — such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge-eating disorder — cost the U.S. economy nearly $65 billion in one recent year, a new report shows. About 75% of that ($48.6 billion) was due to lost productivity, according to the researchers. “Our study lays bare the devastating economic impact that eating disorders […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 August, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiology, the Tragedy of the Commons, and COVID-19

Author: Marco, Alan P. MD, MMM Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 1 – p 120-123 As leaders in perioperative service management, anesthesiologists are familiar with requests from our proceduralist colleagues to come in early or stay late to get cases done. While this is clearly desirable from the proceduralist’s perspective, […]

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