Will Work for Air-Conditioning

At first, working from home felt like getting away with something. People rejoiced in taking meetings in sweatpants and squeezing in a load of laundry between calls. Commutes shrank and flexibility expanded. Nobody worried about their lunch being stolen from the communal fridge anymore. Then, after more than a year of dialing in, the physical…

Details

ACR releases position statement on patient safety and site of service for biologics

ATLANTA – The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has released an updated position statement on patient safety and site of service for biologics outlining several reasons why the ACR strongly believes infusions should be administered in a monitored health care setting with onsite supervision by a provider with appropriate training in biologic infusions. “It is…

Details

Access to peer support combined with telehealth being studied to combat PTSD

IMAGE: Even with access to telemedicine, many PTSD patients do not finish their treatment. A new study from UTHealth is pairing evidence-based psychotherapy with peer support to address this problem. view more  Credit: Photo by Rogelio Castro/UTHealth The military mantra of “no man left behind” is being applied to help veterans complete treatment for post-traumatic stress…

Details

Rare neurological disorder documented following COVID-19 vaccination

In two separate articles in the Annals of Neurology, clinicians in India and England report cases of a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre? syndrome after individuals were vaccinated against COVID-19. Both reports describe an unusual variant of Guillain-Barre? syndrome characterized by prominent facial weakness. Seven cases were reported from a regional medical center in Kerala,…

Details

‘Background’ adverse event study will inform global COVID vaccine safety monitoring

NEW YORK, NY–COVID vaccine surveillance efforts are a global priority, but safety monitoring for vaccines should not reflect a single population. The largest, most extensive international study of the background rates of adverse events of special interest (AESI) that are being tracked in vaccine surveillance efforts show that adverse event rates vary substantially by age,…

Details