Tag: Respiratory Problems: Misc.
Psychiatric Comorbidity May Up Mortality Risks in Those With Chronic Disease
Risks for premature mortality, suicide among individuals with common noncommunicable diseases may be increased by psychiatric comorbidity
Remdesivir May Benefit Adults Early in COVID-19 Course
Real-world data support the use of remdesivir for hospitalized COVID-19 patients receiving no oxygen or low-flow oxygen
~7 Percent of Lung Transplants Due to COVID-19 Respiratory Failure
Three-month survival 95.6 percent among patients who underwent lung transplant during August 2020 to September 2021
Children’s Hospital Admissions Reduced After March 2020
Fewer hospital admissions reported for respiratory, severe invasive, and vaccine-preventable infections
Significant Health Benefits Seen With Meeting ATS Air Quality Standard
Compared with meeting EPA standards alone, this would prevent 11,850 more deaths, 25,400 more morbidities
Ethnic Disparities Seen in Enrollment for a Clinical Trial
29 percent of patients deemed appropriate for intervention were Hispanic compared with 52 percent of those deemed not appropriate
Secondhand Vape Exposure Linked to Respiratory Symptoms
Young adults with secondhand vape exposure have increased odds of bronchitic symptoms, shortness of breath
Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing Dropped During Pandemic
Decrease in antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric primary care driven by reduced volume of visits for respiratory tract infections
School Absences Common Among Pediatric Critical Care Survivors
Also, work absences common for primary caregivers after critical care hospitalization of child for acute respiratory failure
Metabolic Syndrome Ups Odds of ARDS, Death in COVID-19
For each additional metabolic syndrome criterion, risk for ARDS increases in an additive manner
