When Ziyad Al-Aly’s research team told him how often diabetes appeared to strike COVID-19 survivors, he thought the data must be wrong, so he asked his five colleagues to crunch
The Beryl Institute Honors Maura Campbell with the 2021 Volunteer Professionals Award for Excellence
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Annual Award Recognizes Outstanding Contributions to Healthcare Volunteer Management
The Volunteer Professionals Council of The Beryl Institute presented Maura Campbell, Voluntary Service Specialist, Veterans Affairs St. Louis Healthcare System with the 2021 Volunteer Professionals Award for Excellence. NASVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB) May 03, 2021 The Volunteer Professionals Council of The Beryl Institute presented Maura Campbell, Voluntary Service Specialist, Veterans Affairs St. Louis Healthcare System with the 2021 Volunteer Professionals Award for Excellence in recognition of exemplary service and contribution to the profession of healthcare volunteer management. Campbell was honored with the award at a virtual ceremony during The Beryl Institute’s ELEVATE PX on April 29, 2021.
Health experts are raising concerns over physicians prescribing opioids to COVID-19 "long haulers," saying it could lead to an increased risk of addiction among those who experience coronavirus symptoms long after having been infected.
COVID-19 survivors are at risk from a possible second pandemic, this time of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to these patients, health experts say.
A new study in Nature found alarmingly high rates of opioid use among COVID-19 survivors with lingering symptoms at Veterans Health Administration facilities. About 10% of COVID-19 survivors develop âlong COVID,â struggling with often disabling health problems even six months or longer after a diagnosis.
For every 1,000 long-COVID patients, known as âlong haulers,â who were treated at a Veterans Affairs facility, doctors wrote nine more prescriptions for opioids than they otherwise would have, along with 22 additional prescriptions for benzodiazepines, which include Xanax and other addictive pills used to treat anxiety.
Many people who get sick with COVID-19 continue to have wide-ranging health problems months after they recover from their initial infection, researchers at the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System have found. The study of more than 73,000 COVID-19 patients found that they sought care and medications more frequently than people who did not get sick.