Monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab reduces hospitalization and death in moderate-to-severe COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody treatment may help prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) complications. Caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the infection has now caused over 164 million cases globally.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that monoclonal antibodies, a COVID-19 treatment administered early after infection, reduce the risk of hospitalization and death by 60 percent in people at high risk of suffering complications from the condition.
Published in the journal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, the team aimed to quantify the impact of bamlanivimab monoclonal antibody monotherapy on hospitalization and mortality among outpatients at high-risk COVID-19 complications.
Source/Image licensed from Ingram Image The Institute of Medicine recommends men receive 125 ounces of water from direct intake or food each day. For women, the recommendation is 91 ounces.
Drinking enough water every day is good for your overall health. So says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a wide range of experts.
Hydration is one of the most basic, simple and inexpensive parts of a healthy lifestyle. And while water is the predominate and perhaps most effective source of the fluids your body needs, there are others as well.
If you have ever tried to elevate your water consumption, you know it take a conscious effort to make it a habit, even with bottled water seemingly everywhere at our finger tips. Nevertheless, hydration offers a great return on investment for what many would consider a lighter lift on the spectrum of healthy behaviors.
Author Reaches Out to Bipolar College Students in Mental Health Month From:
Los Angeles, CA | May 18, 2021. The college years are a time for exploring life and self-discovery, along with growing academically. If you are a student with Bipolar Disorder, it makes the challenge of this period more daunting. An estimated 3.2% of American college students meet the criteria for bipolar disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health. For Mental Health Awareness Month, author Jason W. Park, PhD (memoir
Bliss + Blues = Bipolar) turns his attention to bipolar college students, and he shares his lessons learned to help these pupils meet the challenges and succeed.
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Originally published on May 18, 2021 7:25 pm
Anyone who has watched soap operas in the last 50 years knows Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center as General Hospital. For decades, its original building graced the soap opera s opening credits.
Inside, though, there s no love story between Luke and Laura.
LAC + USC is what s known as a safety-net hospital one of the largest in the United States. And that makes the reality inside a daily financial struggle to care for every patient who walks through its doors, patients other hospitals often try to avoid.
One recent week brought a man who said he came to the hospital to sleep and eat, a man with dementia whom staff couldn t identify and a woman found on the street covered in feces after walking out of a skilled nursing facility. Patients who can only pay a little. Patients who can t pay at all. Patients with difficult problems.