Leukocyte count in COVID-19: an important consideration

Quarantine an effective intervention in COVID-19

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Monitoring mindfulness practice quality: an important consideration in mindfulness practice.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an experientially based group intervention empirically supported to reduce psychological symptomology. Although MBSR has shown to be an effective intervention, little is known about which facets of the intervention are important in producing positive outcomes. This study tested several aspects of mindfulness practice (total practice duration, practic...

Leukocyte count as an independent predictor of recurrent ischemic events.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Inflammatory markers predict first-time ischemic events. We investigated whether leukocyte and differential counts predict recurrent events and ischemic events in high-risk populations, and whether such events are preceded by acutely exacerbated inflammation. METHODS We studied 18 558 patients with ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, or peripheral arterial disease w...

Polymorphonuclear leukocyte count in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

Murine Typhus: An Important Consideration for the Nonspecific Febrile Illness

Murine typhus is a widely distributed flea-borne infection caused by Rickettsia typhi. Symptoms of murine typhus are nonspecific and mimic a variety of other infectious diseases. We herein report a case of murine typhus in an area where the broad use of DDT in the mid-20th century has now made it a rare disease. The patient described presented with headache, fever, and a faint macular rash. Ini...