Research and Development Service, VA St Louis Health Care System: Creating knowledge to improve the lives of veterans
@STLOUISVA @VAResearch @DeptVetAffairs
The latest from our team in @JAMAInternalMed
In people with type 2 diabetes on metformin, adding SGLT2i was associated with reduced mortality compared to sulfonylureas.
@VAResearch@vahsrd @WUSTLpubhealth @VREFSTL@VASTLResearch@Biostayan @WUSTLendo
https://t.co/TaCk4Ta7lO
A team of #WUDeptMedicine and #WashUMed researchers who found a possible link between low testosterone levels in men and severe COVID-19 are urging caution with ongoing clinical trials that block or lower the hormone. https://t.co/BT0LGJCI91 via @wustlmed
Join us for a Webinar and Q&A on Long COVID by Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly a leading expert in the field. @zalaly
Register here: https://t.co/BIGZwcMcfe
#LongCovid#PASC#longhaulers#Webinar
Is COVID-19 “just the flu?” Experts say no. #COVID patients face nearly five times the risk of death compared to those with the flu, according to a deep dive into federal data by researchers with #WashUMed and @STLOUISVA. (Research by @zalaly) https://t.co/wl8ArCwsMX
Sobering findings from largest study of #COVID19 patients admitted to ICU in the United States:
2215 adults in 65 hospitals in March-April 2020
Mean age 60 years
39.5% died
(6.2% still hospitalized by end study)
From 15% in young people to 63% in older
https://t.co/CTOUDB8TOT
Why A Pregnant St. Louis Doctor Chose To Leave The Front Lines | St. Louis Public Radio @MatiH_ID @VASTLResearch @WUSTLmed https://t.co/ILbAQfGxkZ
Ear, nose, and throat surgeon Dr. Kyle VanKoevering is doing his part to help Veterans and others who fall ill with #COVID19.
https://t.co/WU2jA1iEdu
#ventilators#accesstocare
When you put love out in the world it travels, and it can touch people and reach people in ways that we never even expected. Happy Pride Month!!! #PrideMonth2020#DVAHCS
We are so grateful to everyone who sponsored a rose to be laid at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial this #FathersDay The Wall is overflowing with love. Red roses honor those killed in action, yellow roses honor those missing, and white w/ red tips honor those we lost later.
Income is a major determinant of health.
The looming economic downturn (recession or depression) will likely have a significant negative impact on the health of a lot of people in the years to come.
Terrific piece @iarynam@nytopinion#dataviz
https://t.co/Ti4bOApfwA
On clinical service, and continue to be amazed by the courage of our nurses. The real heroes in the battle against #COVID19@VREFSTL @STLOUISVA @pattyh1095
to identify themselves as a “friend of VA” when donating blood or plasma at an AABB-certified lab. VA will then get credit toward receiving plasma to give to Veterans who are ill with COVID-19. See https://t.co/oF6qEIvXgf for more information.
Note: To help support the use of convalescent plasma as an investigational treatment for VA patients with COVID-19, please encourage Veterans, friends, and family members who have a lab diagnosis of COVID-19 and have been symptom-free for 28 days