Influenza
Flu vaccination in patients with diabetes reduces hospitalization risk
Influenza vaccination of patients with diabetes decreased the risk for influenza-related hospitalization by 46%, according to a study examining six influenza seasons in Spain.
Flu diagnosis, vaccination curbs unnecessary antibiotic use
Flu diagnosis, vaccination curbs unnecessary antibiotic use
Hospitalization costs for RSV similar to influenza costs in older adults
Lower indoor humidity increases risk for acute respiratory illness
Lower levels of indoor absolute humidity correlated with an increased risk for acute respiratory illness, or ARI, among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong during the cold season, according to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Vaccination provides similar protection against hospital-associated influenza, milder outpatient illness
Influenza vaccination demonstrated similar protection against hospital-associated influenza and milder, outpatient instances of the illness over three influenza seasons, according to findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
US regions start reopening despite limited COVID-19 testing capacity
In recent weeks, state and local governments across the United States have begun making plans to reopen their economies after weeks of social distancing and stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Coinfections may be more common in COVID-19 than previously reported
The rate of coinfection with other respiratory pathogens in patients with COVID-19 may be higher than previously thought, according to a research letter published in JAMA.
FDA accepts Genentech’s drug applications for Xofluza in children
‘Bending the curve’: A pulmonologist’s perspective on COVID-19
On March 11, WHO officially designated the current COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. As the disease spread worldwide, physicians in the United States began bracing themselves for when it would inevitably land in North America.