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Infectious Disease

Infectious Disease condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on viruses, infections, and bacteria. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for COVID-19, influenza, vaccine-preventable diseases, and more.

A recent study reveals a significant rise in cardiac deaths at home since the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting urgent healthcare gaps.

Cardiac Deaths Rose Sharply at Home Post-COVID-19, Study Finds

Hong Kong schoolchildren exhibit increased rates of refractory and corneal astigmatism due to screen exposure during lockdown.

Higher Astigmatism Rates Found in Children after COVID-19 Pandemic

Children with urticaria or angioedema face greater risks of adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination, but most tolerate subsequent doses with proper management.

History of Urticaria Raises Adverse Events Risk After COVID-19 Vaccine

Patients with schizophrenia and COVID-19 both present dysregulated energy metabolism, explaining the high COVID-19 rates among those with schizophrenia.

Micro-Factors May Explain the Connection Between COVID-19, Schizophrenia

Navigating the long road of Long COVID requires more than just recovery from an infection, it demands specialized, multifaceted care to address persistent and often invisible neurological symptoms.

The Long COVID Patient Journey: A Complex and Uncertain Road

A study found psilocybin therapy brings life-changing relief to depression symptoms triggered by clinicians’ frontline work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Psilocybin Therapy Eases Clinicians' Depression Post-COVID Frontline Work

Dexamethasone treatment was linked to worse clinical outcomes in patients with sickle cell disease hospitalized for COVID-19.

Dexamethasone Raises VTE Risk in COVID-19 Cases with Sickle Cell

HCPLive spoke with Kastl at NASPGHAN about the team’s study on the immune response to the COVID-19 vaccination among children with IBD.

Children with IBD Respond Well to the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination, with Arthur Kastl, MD

At NASPGHAN 2024, Sadaka shared results of a study demonstrating the factors associated with a longer hospital stay for children with gastroparesis. 

Impact of Long Hospital Stays on Pediatric Gastroparesis Management with Christian Sadaka, MD

HCPLive spoke to Sadaka at NASPHAN 2024 about the increase in hospital admissions among children with gastroparesis after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christian Sadaka, MD: Significant Increase in Pediatric Gastroparesis Hospital Admissions After COVID-19

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