Hyperglycemia and glucose variability are associated with worse survival in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients: the prospective Maastricht Intensive Care Covid Cohort
Among 232 mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients, 21.1% had known diabetes mellitus, whereas 16.9% in wave 2 had unknown diabetes mellitus.
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COP28: climate crisis is a health crisis, say scientific and health-focused organisations and experts
ESWI endorses a joint statement initiated by ERS and ELF to prioritise action to mitigate but also adapt to the health effects of climate change, to prepare societies and communities for a much more complex future.
PROGRAMMING survey on educational needs in the care of older people
The COST Action Promoting geriatric medicine in countries where it is still emerging (PROGRAMMING) has launched a survey aiming to map the educational interests and needs of current and future healthcare professionals in the field of care for older people
Facts and fallacies about vaccination by the Dutch Influenza Foundation
An independent information document for nurses
Australian vaccination warning as flu lingers into summer 2023/24
Winter may be long gone and summer just around the corner, but the flu season is dragging on with all states continuing to record cases.
RSV IMMUNISATION FOR INFANTS IN EUROPE: ARE OUR HEALTH SYSTEMS READY?
EHMA publishes a paper based on expert insight from across Europe, exploring the challenges and opportunities of implementing RSV immunisation programmes in different country contexts.
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ESWI Airborne: Immunisation & Treatment
Immunisation & Treatment - Societal benefits of immunising children
Is there a difference between recommending flu, RSV and COVID-19 vaccinations in children? What is meant by preventing secondary diseases and other societal wider benefits? ...
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ESWI Airborne: Immunisation & Treatment
Immunisation & Treatment - New approaches to influenza prevention and treatment - lessons learnt from COVID- 19
Flu is the forgotten killer. What new vistas of vaccinology opened up after the COVID-19 pandemic? In what ways can flu treatments change as a consequence of lessons learned?
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ESWI Airborne: Immunisation & Treatment
Immunisation & Treatment - Travel preparedness and vaccinations
How has the world of travel medicine evolved? What multiple roles do vaccinations have? What impact did the COVID-19 pandemic have on travel behaviour? Why is it so important to keep up to date on the current epidemiological situation?
A Fragile State of Preparedness: 2023 Report on the State of the World's Preparedness
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) 2023 Report points out that global preparedness for pandemics and other disease outbreaks remains inadequate, making four key recommendations to urgently strengthen global preparedness.
The European Respiratory Virus Surveillance Summary (ERVISS)
This interactive dashboard provides a weekly integrated epidemiological summary for influenza, RSV and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 for the EU/EEA and the WHO European Region
How the current bird flu strain evolved to be so deadly
Genetic changes to avian influenza viruses have led to spread among many wild species, creating an uncontrollable global outbreak.
