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Oxygen Therapy for Mild COPD: Is It Beneficial?
Researchers find oxygen therapy does not improve quality of life, forestall hospitalization, lengthen lives
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Efficacy of High-Flow O2 Tx Test Outside ICU for Infants With Bronchiolitis?
The researchers found that 12% of infants in the high-flow group received escalation of care due to treatment failure versus 23% in the standard-therapy group.
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CDC: Cases of Vaping-Linked Lung Illness Now Top 1600
Related death toll has also risen to 34 fatalities, spread across 24 states
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More Than 800 Cases of Vaping-Linked Illness Reported in 46 States
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also reports 12 confirmed deaths in 10 states.
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Close to 1,900 Cases of Vaping-Linked Lung Illness Reported, CDC Says
The related death toll has also risen by three during the past week, to 37 fatalities.
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Five-Day Course of Remdesivir Beneficial in Severe COVID-19
No significant difference seen in five-, 10-day course for severe COVID-19 without mechanical ventilation.
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Steroid May Reduce COVID-19 Death Risk by Up to One-Third
Dexamethasone appears promising for patients with severe illness.
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Support for Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics in Pediatric Pneumonia
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics, which are recommended as first-line therapy for children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), show similar outcomes compared with broad-spectrum antibiotics.
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Double-Dose Oseltamivir Not Beneficial in Severe Influenza
For patients with severe influenza, double-dose oseltamivir has no benefit over standard-dose treatment.
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Azithromycin Delays Next Hospitalization in COPD
For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalized for a respiratory-related event, administration of azithromycin is associated with a prolonged time to next respiratory hospitalization.
