Covid-19 positive people with mental health problems at high risk of dying from virus: Study
Individuals with stroke were twice as likely to die
Mumbai, December 19 A study carried by researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine stated that Covid-19 positive people facing neurological problems, including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying from the virus.
The study, published in the journal Neurology, stated that addressing mental health issues can help in mitigating Covid-19 deaths.
For the research, the researchers examined the data collected from 4,711 Covid-19 patients who were admitted to Montefiore during the six-week period between March 1, 2020, and April 16, 2020.
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After a spirited two-day strike by 200 nurses at Montefiore Health System’s hospital in New Rochelle Dec. 1 and 2, the New York State Nurses Association and the bosses are back at the negotiating table. Front and center is the nurses’ fight for more hiring and the safety of their patients and themselves.
Staffing shortages at hospitals are nothing new, but grew worse with the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been strikes and protests for more staff at hospitals and nursing homes across the country.
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December 18, 2020 (BRONX, NY) People hospitalized with COVID-19 and neurological problems including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying than other COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online today by researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the journal
Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. These findings have the potential to identify and focus treatment efforts on individuals most at risk and could decrease COVID-19 deaths.
The study looked at data from 4,711 COVID-19 patients who were admitted to Montefiore during the six-week period between March 1, 2020 and April 16, 2020. Of those patients, 581 (12%) had neurological problems serious enough to warrant brain imaging. These individuals were compared with 1,743 non-neurological COVID-19 patients of similar age and disease severity who were admitted during the same period.