Advertisement

Pulmonology

Home Pulmonology
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it would provide up to $1.2 billion to AstraZeneca to develop a potential COVID-19 vaccine from a lab in Oxford

U.S. Offers $1.2 Billion to Drug Company for COVID-19 Vaccine Research

Deal will fund phase 3 clinical trial in the United States this summer with about 30,000 volunteers
Older age

Age, Sex, History of Diabetes Predict Intubation in COVID-19

Only factors independently associated with time to extubation are age and body mass index
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of May 18 to 22

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Among COVID-19 patients who develop severe respiratory symptoms requiring intubation

Asthma Tied to Longer COVID-19 Intubation Time

However, asthma not associated with higher rates of acute respiratory distress syndrome, death
Factors associated with in-hospital mortality include older age

Factors Linked to COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality ID’d in NYC

22 percent of patients critically ill; older age, chronic cardiac disease linked to higher in-hospital mortality
All babies born to women with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should be tested

CDC Says Test All Newborns of Mothers With Confirmed, Suspected COVID-19

Newborns should be tested 24 hours after birth and, if the test is negative, be retested the next day
The rate of imaging-confirmed stroke is low in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Rate of Stroke Low in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Cryptogenic strokes more common, mortality higher in COVID-19 patients than in controls with stroke
Among those reporting alcohol use

Excessive Drinking Seen in Some Patients With Chronic Conditions

Findings based on data from 2.7 million adults seen in primary care for 26 common medical conditions
For patients with diabetes and COVID-19

Age, CRP Up Risk for Mortality in Diabetes With COVID-19

Insulin usage linked to poor prognosis; ACEI/ARB use did not impact clinical outcome in those with HTN
Patients with COVID-19 with a body mass index >30 kg/m² have increased odds of developing pulmonary embolism

Odds of Pulmonary Embolism Up for Obese COVID-19 Patients

Odds of developing PE lower for COVID-19 patients taking statin therapy prior to admission