Focus Feature: Investigating the barriers to saving lives through colonoscopies
Study shows some patients take 2nd at-home fecal test to delay colonoscopy
A study of 316,443 patients showed that 7.4% of them repeated fecal testing rather than proceeding directly to colonoscopy as guidelines recommend. Of those who repeated home tests, over half did not have a colonoscopy within one year.
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Study sheds light on needs of young people who survive cancer
Emergency department use was common for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors within 5 years of a cancer diagnosis, and differences in use were associated with social and demographic factors and cancer type.
Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes over time
Moderna BA.4/BA.5 bivalent vaccine effectiveness against infection, emergency department and urgent care visits, and hospitalization with BA.4/BA.5-related and XBB-related sublineages waned over time and differed by infecting variant.
Pfizer COVID bivalent booster protects well against hospitalization
Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 BA.4/5 bivalent mRNA vaccine helped protect against a range of COVID symptoms and was effective against the COVID XBB strain sublineages.
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COVID-19 vaccination protects against post-COVID conditions
Microbiology, Pharmacy & Pharmacology, and Public HealthMay 22, 2024
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Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, RN, focuses her research on the care of older adults with chronic and serious illnesses. Read here about her journey from nursing to research.