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Doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are enrolling patients in an international clinical trial to find out if inhaled nitric oxide benefits those with novel coronavirus who have severely damaged lungs.

Clinical Trial Underway to Test Nitric Oxide in COVID-19 Patients

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Nitric oxide can improve blood flow in areas of the lungs still receiving air, may have antiviral properties
Stomach acid suppression medications increase the odds of intestinal colonization with multidrug-resistant microorganisms

Suppressing Stomach Acid May Up Intestinal Growth of MDROs

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Gastric acid suppression increased odds of intestinal colonization with MDROs by about 75 percent
For patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Outcomes Better at One Year With Physical Therapy for Knee OA

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Less pain, functional disability seen at one year with physical therapy versus intraarticular glucocorticoid injection
Stage at diagnosis

Racial Differences Seen for Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, Survival

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White, black, and Hispanic patients have worse odds of cancer-specific and overall survival versus Asian patients
Parental mental illness is associated with an increased risk for injuries among offspring

Parents’ Mental Illness Tied to Higher Injury Rate in Offspring

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Association seen for birth through adolescence, but risk highest for child's first year of life
Exposure to air pollution may have adverse effects on cognitive aging and brain health in older adults

Air Pollution May Hasten Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

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Higher exposure linked to lower scores on thinking and memory tests and faster cognitive loss over time
Researchers have identified the most common clinical characteristics among 109 patients out of 1

Older Adults, Men, Preexisting Conditions Tied to COVID-19 Death

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Patients admitted to ICU lived longer, but bed shortages in Wuhan prevented admission for all who needed it
Probiotic treatment with dead bacteria is better than placebo at alleviating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome

‘Dead’ Probiotic Treatment May Help Reduce Irritable Bowel Symptoms

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Significantly more patients receiving nonviable probiotic versus placebo had relief of IBS symptoms
Another clinical trial of an experimental vaccine for the novel coronavirus 2019 has been launched by U.S. researchers.

Another COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Begins in the United States

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Experimental vaccine is given using a skin-deep shot instead of the typical deeper jab
A clinical trial to assess the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for adults with the novel coronavirus is now underway

NIH Launches Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

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Enrollees include more than 500 adults hospitalized or expected to be hospitalized with COVID-19