UTHealth Houston set to enroll patients for long COVID clinical trials
Two clinical trials that will evaluate drugs, biologics, medical devices, and other therapies for long COVID that are sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch at UTHealth Houston. The trials are part of the NIH Researching COVID to…
Coronavirus FAQ: ‘Emergency’ over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?
Luis Ostrosky, MD, spoke to NPR about safety precautions now that the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended.
New Recommendations for Vaccination Against Covid-19
Luis Ostrosky, MD, spoke to Univision Houston Channel 45 about COVID-19 vaccination recommendations.
CDC offers new guidelines on COVID-19 vaccinations, recommending booster amid new variant
Luis Ostrosky, MD, spoke to Houston Public Media about new COVID-19 vaccination guidelines.
Long COVID could be to blame for your sleep issues. 3 tips for getting your nights back on track
Luis Ostrosky, MD, talked to Fortune about how long COVID can affect your sleep. Read the full story…
Long COVID–like symptoms can happen after the flu, too. Here’s how to prevent both
Flu or COVID, it may not matter—the post-viral illness you potentially wind up with could look pretty similar, according to new research released this week. Long COVID is a post-viral illness that occurs after infection with COVID. Also known as PASC,…
COVID-19 vaccinations moving to single-shot approach
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted to start unifying the strain composition for COVID-19 primary and booster vaccines on Jan. 26. This is a step to coordinate and simplify the COVID-19…
Residents of assisted living facilities lost significant, concerning weight during the COVID-19 quarantine
Older adults residing in assisted living facilities and quarantined to their rooms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lost significant weight, according to gerontology care providers and researchers from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Significant weight loss of…
Awake prone positioning does not offer benefit in reducing intubation for COVID-19 induced acute respiratory failure
A large multicenter, randomized clinical trial revealed no difference in the risk of endotracheal intubation requirement at 30 days between awake prone positioning and standard positioning for patients with COVID-19 who suffered from acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, according to research…