Monthly Archives: November 2020

Frontline Health Care Workers in Scotland and Their Families Are at Increased Risk of Hospitalization from COVID

These researchers identified 158,445 Scottish health care workers between 18 and 65 years of age who were employed by the National Health Service. They used Scottish employment databases to create linkages to other health-related databases and to identify members of their households (n = 229,905). Additionally, the researchers used these same databases to identify people [...]

Frontline Health Care Workers in Scotland and Their Families Are at Increased Risk of Hospitalization from COVID2020-11-21T11:44:52-05:00

Convalescent Plasma Does Not Reduce Worsening nor All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with Moderate COVID in India (PLACID Trial)

n this open-label phase II trial from 39 hospitals in India, the researchers randomized patients to standard care (n = 229) or standard care plus convalescent plasma (n = 235). The patients had all been hospitalized with moderate illness (PaO2/FiO2 ratio between 200 mm Hg and 300 mm Hg or a respiratory rate of more [...]

Convalescent Plasma Does Not Reduce Worsening nor All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with Moderate COVID in India (PLACID Trial)2020-11-08T07:21:47-05:00

Hives and Itchy Skin at Night : 5 Ways to Ease the Itch and Sleep Better

HIVES OVERVIEW "Urticaria" or hives are raised areas of the skin that itch intensely and are red with a pale center. Hives develop when there is a reaction that activates immune cells in the skin called mast cells and release natural chemicals mainly histamine, which causes hive. In most cases, hives appear suddenly and disappear [...]

Hives and Itchy Skin at Night : 5 Ways to Ease the Itch and Sleep Better2020-11-01T06:29:55-05:00
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