Liam Davenport

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Obesity link to severe COVID-19, especially in patients aged under 60

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: April 17, 2020

Data suggest obesity is twice as likely to result in hospitalization for COVID-19 and can significantly increase ...

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First protocol on how to use lung ultrasound to triage COVID-19

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: April 9, 2020

Lung ultrasound is not yet universally accepted as a tool for diagnosing pneumonia in the context of COVID-19 and triaging patients.

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Top 10 must-dos in ICU in COVID-19 include prone ventilation

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: March 31, 2020

One expert involved in the development of the first international guidelines on the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 highlights ...

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Pembro ups survival in NSCLC: ‘Really extraordinary’ results

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: March 3, 2020

The 3-year overall survival rate was 35% in the entire cohort and 99% in patients who completed all treatment cycles.

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Oncology dominates clinical trial landscape

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: February 28, 2020

Oncology trials will make up nearly 32% of all clinical trials started in 2020, a new analysis suggests.

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Smartphone apps for suspicious skin lesions unreliable

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: February 11, 2020

"Regulators need to become alert to the potential harm that poorly performing algorithm-based diagnostic or risk monitoring apps create."

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Stopping smoking allows healthy lung cells to proliferate

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: February 10, 2020

Cells from current and ex-smokers had a far higher mutational burden than those of never-smokers and children, including an increased number of “dr...

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Uptick in lung cancer in younger women, not related to smoking

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: February 6, 2020

Historically, lung cancer rates have been higher in men, but a new study shows higher rates in women.