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Small Study Tests Colchicine for Moderate-to-Severe COVID-19
Authors call for larger clinical trials to further evaluate the efficacy and safety of colchicine as an adjunctive therapy for COVID-19
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Asian, Black, Hispanic Patients Have Higher Pulse Oximetry Readings
Lower average oxygen delivery rates seen in association with Asian, Black, Hispanic versus White race, ethnicity
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Convalescent Plasma Not Efficacious in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
No significant difference versus placebo observed for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 receiving noninvasive supplemental oxygen
ID Week 2022
High-Dose Dexamethasone May Be Harmful for Patients With COVID-19
Current evidence indicates that a 6mg dose of dexamethasone daily is effective for improving COVID-19 outcomes among patients receiving supplemental oxygen.
Drugs in the Pipeline
Mixed Results for Baricitinib in Trial of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Findings showed that the trial did not meet statistical significance on the primary endpoint.
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FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Actemra for COVID-19
The EUA was issued based on 4 randomized controlled clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy and safety of Actemra in more than 5500 hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
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Tocilizumab Shortage Prompts Temporary REMS Change for CAR T-Cell Therapy
Shortly after an EUA was issued, Genentech announced that tocilizumab (marketed under the brand name Actemra) was in shortage.
CHEST 2022
New Machine Learning Tool to Predict Pneumonia Progression Outperforms PSI
Investigators developed and validated a machine learning tool providing an early indication of disease progression in community-acquired pneumonia.
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Dapagliflozin Does Not Improve Kidney Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Cases
Investigators report findings from a secondary analysis of the DARE-19 trial, which compared dapagliflozin with placebo in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide May Ease Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in Pregnant Women
High-dose inhaled nitric oxide linked to more days free from oxygen supplementation, shorter ICU and hospital length of stay
