Pulmonology
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Vertebral fractures in COVID-19 linked to mortality
Radiologic thoracic vertebral fractures were found in one-third of COVID-19 patients who underwent lateral chest x-rays, and those patients were...
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COVID-19: Thromboembolic events high despite prophylaxis
“Standard prophylaxis as recommended in the guidelines is a low dose of low-molecular-weight...
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Teen vaping in the time of COVID-19
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National lung cancer screening guidelines may miss younger African American individuals at high risk
Retrospective analysis finds many lung cancer patients would not have counted as eligible for low-dose CT under guidelines that are being...
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Flu vaccine significantly cuts pediatric hospitalizations
More than half (58%) of hospitalized children had underlying medical conditions and 38% had at least one hospitalization in the past year.
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Diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the primary care setting: focus on the role of spirometry and bronchodilator reversibility
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Ruling out PE in pregnancy
Can clinical probability and a high-sensitivity D-dimer test reliably and safely rule out pulmonary embolism during pregnancy?
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Remdesivir effective, well-tolerated in final trial report
A 50% greater likelihood of significant clinical improvement within 15 days occurs with taking remdesivir versus placebo.
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More data on impact of corticosteroids on COVID-19 mortality in patients with COPD
Patients with COPD or asthma who used ICS on a regular basis were more likely to die from COVID-19.
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CMS gives hospitals 14 weeks to start daily COVID, flu reports
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will send letters on October 7 to all 6,200 hospitals that receive reimbursement from the...
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Substance use tied to increased COVID-19 risk
Those with a recent diagnosis of SUD were eight times more likely to develop COVID-19, compared with those without such a diagnosis.
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Minorities bear brunt of pediatric COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 infection rates were significantly higher in children in lowest three quartiles of median family income.