Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
A climate change-driven increase in wildfires may be one of the reasons for the worsening air pollution nationwide
Awake Prone Positioning No Benefit for COVID-19-Linked Hypoxemia
Evidence shows worse clinical outcomes on day 5 for the intervention group versus the usual-care group
Acute Upper Airway Disease Up in Children During Omicron Surge
Roughly one in five children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 and upper airway infection had severe disease
Use of Extrapolation Common in FDA New Drug Approvals
Extrapolation of the findings from pivotal clinical trials to the approved indication most common for disease severity
Cardiovascular Mortality Down Among Dialysis Patients
Greater declines seen for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism among dialysis patients than general population
Many Doctors Unaware of Benefits of E-Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking
Survey shows many doctors less likely to recommend e-cigarettes for people seeking to quit smoking
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
AACR: Adding Nivolumab to Neoadjuvant Chemo Slows Resectable NSCLC
Event-free survival prolonged and percentage of patients with a pathological complete response higher with addition of nivolumab
Health Care Employee Turnover Recovering
However, recovery is uneven, particularly among historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups
Less Than Half of U.S.-Based Clinical Trials Report Race/Ethnicity
Median combined enrollment of minority race/ethnicity groups was below corresponding population demographics based on census estimates
