Pulmonology
Clinical
Excess antibiotics and adverse events in patients with pneumonia
Do longer courses of antibiotics given to patients hospitalized with pneumonia result in higher rates of adverse events?
Clinical
Assessing the impact of glucocorticoids on COVID-19 mortality
Glucocorticoids can benefit patients with significantly elevated C-reactive protein.
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Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19
Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of serious illness.
Clinical
CRP testing in acute COPD exacerbations cuts antibiotic use without compromising outcomes
Does C-reactive protein (CRP) point-of-care testing used in the assessment of acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations in...
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CMS launches hospital-at-home program to free up hospital capacity
The agency will be giving more flexibility to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to provide hospital-level care.
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FDA expands Xofluza indication to include postexposure flu prophylaxis
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Rationale for baricitinib’s use in COVID-19 patients demonstrated
“We went from modeling and mechanistic investigations to clinical tests in a number of settings and laboratory analysis in record time,” Dr....
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COVID-19 burdens follow patients after discharge
Postdischarge COVID-19 patients have high rates of long-term sequelae from sepsis and other severe respiratory viral illnesses.
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Metapneumovirus infections clinically indistinguishable from flu, RSV
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Biometric changes on fitness trackers, smartwatches detect COVID-19
Adding passively monitored physiologic data from wearable devices to self-reported symptom data enhances an app’s ability to discriminate between...