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Addressing physician burnout ‘a moral imperative’
Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory on health worker burnout and well-being, declaring the situation a “crisis” and naming it a “top national priority.”
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Reduced mechanical ventilation risk with corticosteroids in community-acquired pneumonia
Fewer patients with community-acquired pneumonia using corticosteroids vs. standard care needed mechanical ventilation, but mortality rates did not differ between both groups, according to study results published in CHEST.
FDA approves monoclonal antibody to prevent RSV in infants
The FDA on Monday approved a monoclonal antibody for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract disease in newborn and infants.
Infliximab effective as adjunctive therapy for patients with central nervous system TB
Infliximab was found to be safe and effective as adjunctive therapy for patients with central nervous system tuberculosis, researchers reported.
American Indian, Alaska Native children endure high rates of RSV
American Indian and Alaska Native children endure high rates of respiratory syncytial virus infection, a study published in Pediatrics found.
Among younger adults, Paxlovid shows benefits for some but not others
Paxlovid lowers the risk for severe COVID-19 among younger vaccinated adults with at least one serious comorbidity, researchers found, although their study did not see the same benefit for patients without medical comorbidities.
Deer may have transmitted SARS-CoV-2 back to humans, study finds
Thousands of samples taken from white-tailed deer in the U.S. showed that SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted from humans to deer more than 100 times, mutated, and then was potentially transmitted back to humans in three cases, researchers reported.
3-year wildfire smoke exposure raises all-cause, nonaccidental, neoplasm mortality risk
Risk for all-cause, nonaccidental and neoplasm mortality was heightened with exposure to elevated levels of wildfire-related fine particulate matter, according to study results published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials.
Early recognition could improve treatment of rare COVID-19-linked condition in adults
A study of more than 50 adults with a serious inflammatory syndrome linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection found that fewer than half were diagnosed with the condition while they were hospitalized.
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