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Compared with visual assessment, a deep learning model improved CT imaging prediction of histopathologic usual interstitial pneumonitis in patients with interstitial lung disease, according to study results published in CHEST.

An asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 patient admission testing program can provide clinically relevant data, even during periods of lower transmission in which testing can be limited to patients who are not fully vaccinated, a recent study showed.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its 4th year, its effect on children continues to be widely studied. We compiled a list of pediatric COVID-19 stories reported over the course of the past year.

Protection against the omicron variant from the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine waned after 3 months in children aged 5 to 11 years but was restored by a booster shot, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with an estimated 1 million hospitalizations per year in the United States and is often treated with antibiotics.

The risk for severe disease or death among U.S. adults with COVID-19 was highest for unvaccinated inpatients and those infected with the delta variant, according to a recent study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Experts argued for the development of COVID-19 vaccines that can be delivered at the site of infection, but questioned whether it is possible to make a mucosal vaccine that prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection — and not just severe disease.

Fetal growth restriction impaired intrauterine lung development and led to reduced measures of lung function later in life, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.