Research Roundup: Heart Attacks; RSV; Covid; Psychotic Disorders
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
ScienceDaily:
Surprising Risk Factors May Predict Heart Attacks In Young Women
A new study has for the first time identified which risk factors are more likely to trigger a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for men and women 55 years and younger. (Yale University, 5/4)
New England Journal of Medicine:
Prefusion F Protein–Based Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization In Pregnancy
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a major cause of illness and death in infants worldwide, could be prevented by vaccination during pregnancy. The efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of a bivalent RSV prefusion F protein–based (RSVpreF) vaccine in pregnant women and their infants are uncertain. (Simoes, M.D., et al, 4/28)
CIDRAP:
COVID-19 Tied To Adverse Maternal Outcomes, Preterm Birth
A surveillance study of more than 6,000 women who gave birth in Canada during the pandemic suggests that those infected with COVID-19 were at higher risk for hospitalization and intensive care unit (ICU) admission than those of nonpregnant women of childbearing age. (Van Beusekom, 5/3)
New England Journal of Medicine:
Efficacy And Safety Of A Recombinant Plant-Based Adjuvanted Covid-19 Vaccine
Coronavirus-like particles (CoVLP) that are produced in plants and display the prefusion spike glycoprotein of the original strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are combined with an adjuvant (Adjuvant System 03 [AS03]) to form the candidate vaccine. (Hager, M.Sc., et al, 5/4)
The Lancet:
Subjective Experience And Meaning Of Delusions In Psychosis: A Systematic Review And Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
Delusions are a common transdiagnostic feature of psychotic disorders, and their treatment remains suboptimal. Despite the pressing need to better understand the nature, meaning, and course of these symptoms, research into the lived experience of delusional phenomena in psychosis is scarce. Thus, we aimed to explore the lived experience and subjective apprehension of delusions in help-seeking individuals with psychosis, regardless of diagnosis and thematic content of the delusion. (Ritunnano, MD, et al, 5/3)
