Respiratory Infections News

Researchers found no link between cigarette smoking and the severity of COVID-19 among cases in China, according to results of a preliminary meta-analysis published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine.

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has offered further characterization of critically ill patients with COVID-19 who received treatment in the Seattle region.

In a small study conducted in China, many patients with mild cases of COVID-19 infection continued to test positive for the virus up to 8 day after their symptoms had resolved, according to a research letter published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

The FDA authorized the emergency use of two antimalarial medications to treat some hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

COVID-19 has had a major impact on primary care offices, resulting in fewer routine visits, high staffing shortages and more telehealth visits despite uncertainty surrounding reimbursement, according to survey results of more than 500 primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants from 48 of the United States.

Alternating between supine and prone positioning appeared to improve lung recruitability in a small cohort of mechanically ventilated patients with severe COVID-19 infection who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome in Wuhan, China, according to a research letter published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

The FDA has accepted a new drug application and two new supplemental drug applications for the influenza antiviral Xofluza, all involving children, Genentech announced.

In an attempt to mitigate ventilator shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has issued an emergency use authorization to allow the emergency use, in health care settings, of certain ventilators, anesthesia gas machines modified for use as ventilators, ventilator tubing connectors and ventilator accessories that the agency determines meet specified criteria for safety, performance and labeling, according to statement from the FDA.

The United States now leads the world in the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, surpassing China and Italy by thousands.

Personal protective equipment, including goggles, N95 respirators and shoes, worn by health care workers caring for patients with SARS-CoV-2 tested negative for the illness, according to a recent study.