Prenatal Vitamin D Does Not Reduce Asthma, Wheeze at Age 6
Maternal vitamin D supplementation has no impact on asthma, recurrent wheeze among children at risk
Higher Pollution Levels May Up Severity of Rhinitis Symptoms
Increased levels of PM10, PM2.5 tied to higher levels of severity, with exposure-response relationship
Second Coronavirus Death Reported Outside China
Fearing a pandemic, U.S. has begun to bar entry to any foreigners who have recently traveled to China
Patient Decision Aid Informs Patients on Lung Cancer Screening
Tobacco quit lines are an effective way to disseminate patient decision aids
Clinical Characteristics ID’d for 99 Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Second study shows 2019-nCoV closely related to bat-derived SARS-like coronaviruses, with 88 percent identity
January 2020 Briefing – Pulmonology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for January 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Experimental Antiviral Drug to Be Tested Against New Coronavirus
Trial to be conducted in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak
Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Estimated
By Jan. 25, 2020, 75,815 individuals had been infected in Wuhan; epidemic doubling time 6.4 days
In Early Stages, Novel 2019 Coronavirus Doubling Every 7.4 Days
Most early cases, but fewer subsequent cases, were linked to Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market
U.S. Spends More on Health Care, but Has Worse Life Expectancy
Compared with 10 other wealthy nations, U.S. has lower life expectancy, higher suicide rates
