Shreyasi Asthana

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Latest COVID-19 Shot May Cut Severe Outcomes in Veterans

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: October 22, 2025

Getting both the COVID-19 and flu vaccines was associated with a lower risk of COVID-associated hospitalizations.

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Digital Mindfulness Program May Reduce Anxiety in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: June 25, 2025

Smartphone-based meditation program provided relief from stress, anxiety, and dyspnea.

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder May Increase Morbidity Risk in Veterans With HIV

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: June 17, 2025

Study of > 3000 veterans with HIV found that PTSD increased the risks for CKD, COPD, multimorbidity, CVD, and arthritis.

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New RSV Vaccine Shows Strong Protection in Veterans

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: March 19, 2025

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Cost Barriers Influence Adherence to Asthma Care

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: January 8, 2025

Nearly one in six adults with asthma in the United States is nonadherent to medications because of costs.

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Hypermucoviscous K pneumoniae Shows Reduced Drug Resistance

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: January 7, 2025

hmKp strains were associated with a slightly lower prevalence of carbapenem-resistant strains than non-hmKp strains.

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Exercising Longer May Boost Weight Loss, Meta-Analysis Shows

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: January 3, 2025

Meta-analysis found that body fat percentage improved most significantly with 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week.

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Education Boosts Safe Sharps Disposal in Diabetic Care

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: January 3, 2025

A program combining training with free disposal containers can effectively improve sharps waste disposal practices among patients with diabetes.

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Stem Cell Transplant Effective for Children With Arthritis

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: January 2, 2025

All nine surviving patients achieved a complete response at the last follow-up, with no systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis characteristics or n...

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Colchicine Gout Flare Prophylaxis May Also Protect Against Cardiovascular Events

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: January 2, 2025

Colchicine prophylaxis during initiation of urate-lowering therapy in patients with gout was associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular even...

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Novel JAK1 Inhibitor Effective for RA in Phase 3 Study

Author:: Shreyasi Asthana

Publish date: December 23, 2024

Compared with the placebo group, both the ivarmacitinib groups showed improvements in patient-reported outcomes such as pain, physical function, qu...