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The use of blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat patients hospitalized with the disease is still considered experimental

WHO: Plasma Therapy for COVID-19 Still Experimental

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FDA 'emergency use authorization' does not mean plasma therapy has been proven safe and effective
Many hospital nurses in Illinois and New York were burned out and working in understaffed conditions immediately prior to the first wave of COVID-19 patients

Nurse Understaffing Common in Hospitals Prior to COVID-19

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Many nurses give their hospital unfavorable safety marks, would not recommend hospital to others
Vitamin D3 supplementation does not prolong the time to severe asthma exacerbation among children with persistent asthma and low vitamin D levels

Vitamin D Supplement No Benefit in Pediatric Persistent Asthma

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No improvement seen compared with placebo in children with asthma and low vitamin D levels
The pooled prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in asymptomatic children is 0.65 percent and is significantly associated with the incidence of COVID-19 in the general population

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Children Identified

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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children linked to incidence of COVID-19 in general population
An electronic alert may reduce excessive prescribing of short-acting beta2 agonists among patients with asthma in primary care

Electronic Alert May Cut Excessive SABA Prescribing in Asthma

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Repeat SABA prescribing for patients with asthma decreased in the 12 months following the alert
Nighttime coughing

More Nighttime Coughing May Indicate Worse Asthma Control

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Increase in coughing measured via smartphone app tied to worse control for same, subsequent week
Among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza

Heart Events Observed for ~12 Percent of Adults Hospitalized With Flu

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Acute heart failure and acute ischemic heart disease are most common cardiovascular events
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sunday cleared the way for more hospitalized COVID-19 patients to be treated with the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors.

FDA Approves Wider Use of Plasma as COVID-19 Treatment

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President Donald Trump announced emergency approval as 'breakthrough' treatment during a news briefing Sunday
A school-located influenza vaccination intervention is associated with a reduction in the incidence of influenza hospitalization

School-Located Influenza Vaccine Intervention Beneficial

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SLIV intervention linked to drop in incidence of influenza hospitalization in school-aged children, adults
The historically higher lung cancer incidence in young Black people compared with White people has disappeared and reversed in men and women

Black-White Disparity in Lung Cancer Incidence Eliminated

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Historical trend of increased incidence in Blacks versus Whites disappeared in men, reversed in women