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November 01, 2023
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Antibiotic use declined among people hospitalized with COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022

Antibiotic use declined among people hospitalized with COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022

Antibiotic use among critically ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 declined between 2020 and 2022, researchers found.

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November 01, 2023
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Patients with asthma, COPD, ILD have reduced COVID vaccine protection

Patients with asthma, COPD, ILD have reduced COVID vaccine protection

Patients with asthma, COPD and interstitial lung disease have reduced SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-specific antibody, B-cell and T-cell responses, which signals poorer protection against COVID-19, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.

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November 01, 2023
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VIDEO: Case report sheds light on ‘variances COVID-19 brings’ to UC treatment

VIDEO: Case report sheds light on ‘variances COVID-19 brings’ to UC treatment

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In this Healio video exclusive, Neslyne B. Augustin, MD, reviews the case of a patient with ulcerative colitis and concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection, which she presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

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October 31, 2023
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COVID-19 infection within 30 days after TJA increased risk for mortality, complications

COVID-19 infection within 30 days after TJA increased risk for mortality, complications

Published results showed patients who tested positive for COVID-19 within 30 days after total joint arthroplasty had increased risks for mortality, complications, reoperation and non-home discharge compared with those who tested negative.

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October 31, 2023
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Top in ID: FDA reviews self-administered flu vaccine; new CDC test for Cache Valley virus

Top in ID: FDA reviews self-administered flu vaccine; new CDC test for Cache Valley virus

The FDA accepted a supplemental biologics license application for FluMist, AstraZeneca’s nasal spray influenza vaccine, which could be the country’s first self-administered influenza vaccine.

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October 31, 2023
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Depression common among older adults with COPD during COVID-19 pandemic

Depression common among older adults with COPD during COVID-19 pandemic

More than 50% of older adults with COPD and a history of depression screened positive for depression in autumn 2020 of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results published in International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

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October 31, 2023
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ICU performance level before pandemic impacts COVID-19 mortality

ICU performance level before pandemic impacts COVID-19 mortality

Patients with COVID-19 admitted to an ICU classified as less efficient before the pandemic faced a higher likelihood for mortality than those in more efficient ICUs, according to results published in CHEST.

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October 27, 2023
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Remdesivir use associated with increased survival among patients with COVID-19

Remdesivir use associated with increased survival among patients with COVID-19

Remdesivir use is associated with increased survival among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 requiring supplemental oxygen, researchers found.

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October 27, 2023
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High-dose inhaled nitric oxide improves oxygenation in COVID-19 pneumonia

High-dose inhaled nitric oxide improves oxygenation in COVID-19 pneumonia

Adults on mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 pneumonia showed improvements in oxygenation with high-dose inhaled nitric oxide, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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October 27, 2023
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Point-Counterpoint: In-person conferences vs hybrid options

Point-Counterpoint: In-person conferences vs hybrid options

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in, among other things, a debate that almost no one could have anticipated prior to late 2019 — the value and necessity of in-person gatherings for medical conferences.

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