Two pandemics clash as doctors find that Covid spurs diabetes
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 11:45 AM IST
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The data was published last month in Nature, three weeks after a study of almost 50,000 hospitalized Covid patients in England found that they were 50% more likely to have diabetes some 20 weeks after discharge than matched controls.
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Researchers have hypothesized pathways in which Covid might increase the likelihood of a diabetes diagnosis.
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 numbers again.
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.
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.