E-Cigarette Use Common Among Young Adults
Users of e-cigarettes aged 18 to 24 years are least likely to report ever combustible cigarette use
Maintenance Immunosuppressive Drugs Tied to Severe COVID-19
Findings seen for recipients across solid organ transplant types
Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals
Health care workers worry whether the guidelines are protecting a hospital's bottom line rather than worker health
Study Looks at Addition of Sigh Ventilation in Trauma Patients
Sigh breaths do not increase ventilator-free days in trauma patients receiving mechanical ventilation at risk of poor outcomes
Interventions to Redesign Patient Care Do Not Improve Outcomes
Nurses reported improvement in median teamwork climate score, but no improvement in hospitalized patient outcomes
More Than Half of U.S. Adults Use Internet to Look for Health, Medical Information
Adults aged 30 to 44 years have highest use of internet for communicating with doctor, doctor's office
At-Home, Inhaled Flu Vaccine Could Be on Horizon
Research has shown that people older than 18 can use the nasal spray vaccine when given instructions without any additional guidance
American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 8-11
Plasma From Convalescent Donors Beneficial for COVID-19-Induced ARDS
Plasma with neutralizing antibody titer of at least 1:160 reduces mortality at 28 days versus standard care
Inhaled Amikacin Reduces Ventilatory-Associated Pneumonia
Infection-related ventilator-associated complications may occur in fewer patients receiving amikacin
