June 8, 2021 – Obesity — an established major risk factor in the development of severe infection or death from COVID-19 infection — also appears to significantly increase the risk of developing long-term complications from the disease, a syndrome often referred to as long-haul COVID-19, according to a new study. “To our knowledge, this current… Read More: Obesity Increases Risk of Long-COVID, Study Finds »
A study published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research found that patients using at-home monitoring systems for blood glucose and blood pressure levels received almost twice as many “nursing activities” as patients who received usual care. In other words, relying on telehealth to manage Type 2 diabetes and hypertension could heighten nurse workloads. At… Read More: Telehealth can increase nurse workloads, study shows »
Dive Brief: Aggressively regulating the prices of hospital services could reduce healthcare spending by more than $ 235 billion a year, according to a new study issued by the think tank Rand. The report also examines price transparency and increased market competition among hospitals, and concluded that setting fixed prices would save the most money. … Read More: Capping hospital prices could save $235B annually, Rand study says »
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that COVID-19 doesn’t infect the eye’s cornea. Although viruses such as herpes simplex can infect the cornea and Zika has been found in corneal tissue and tears, this does not appear to be the case with COVID-19, according to… Read More: Your Corneas May Be Safe From COVID: Study »