Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York,. Jeenah Moon | Reuters New York City will require all workers at city-run health care facilities and hospitals to be vaccinated or take weekly Covid tests, with positivity rates continuing to tick upward as the delta variant spreads, City Hall officials told NBC New York. Mayor Bill de… Read More »
GENEVA — The World Health Organization reported there were nearly 3 million coronavirus cases globally last week, a 10% increase that was accompanied by a 3% rise in deaths, reversing a nine-week trend of declining COVID-19 incidence. In its weekly report issued on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency says the highest numbers of new cases… Read More »
Prevalence of Depression or Anxiety During Antepartum Hospitalizations for Obstetric Complications. Toscano M, et al. Obstet Gynecol, May 2021; 137: 881-891 One in three women hospitalized during pregnancy for obstetric complications report clinical levels of depression or anxiety symptoms. Maternal psychological stress during pregnancy and risk of congenital heart disease in offspring: A systematic review… Read More »
1 Which of the following appears to be a useful treatment at all stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but works best as a prophylactic? Resveratrol Aspirin Ivermectin While preliminary evidence seems to suggest ivermectin can be useful at all stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection, its real strength appears to be prophylactic. Of 58 health care workers who… Read More »
1 SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to increase production of hyaluronic acid in the lungs. When combined with fluid buildup, which of the following occurs? It clears the lungs of fluid It forms a hydrogel that clog the alveoli HLA has the ability to absorb more than 1,000 times its own weight in fluid, and when… Read More »