Pulmonology
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Biometric changes on fitness trackers, smartwatches detect COVID-19
Adding passively monitored physiologic data from wearable devices to self-reported symptom data enhances an app’s ability to discriminate between...
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About 17% of COVID-19 survivors retest positive in follow-up study
The findings could carry important implications for people who continue to be symptomatic.
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COVID frontline physicians afraid to seek mental health care
“The pandemic emphatically underscores our need to change the status quo when it comes to physicians’ mental health,” said Dr. Mark Rosenberg.
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Vertebral fractures in COVID-19 linked to mortality
Radiologic thoracic vertebral fractures were found in one-third of COVID-19 patients who underwent lateral chest x-rays, and those patients were...
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COVID-19: Thromboembolic events high despite prophylaxis
“Standard prophylaxis as recommended in the guidelines is a low dose of low-molecular-weight...
Conference Coverage
National lung cancer screening guidelines may miss younger African American individuals at high risk
Retrospective analysis finds many lung cancer patients would not have counted as eligible for low-dose CT under guidelines that are being...
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Remdesivir effective, well-tolerated in final trial report
A 50% greater likelihood of significant clinical improvement within 15 days occurs with taking remdesivir versus placebo.
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More data on impact of corticosteroids on COVID-19 mortality in patients with COPD
Patients with COPD or asthma who used ICS on a regular basis were more likely to die from COVID-19.
Original Research
Long-Term Oxygen Therapy and Risk of Fire-Related Events
A retrospective chart review of veterans on long-term oxygen therapy found increased risk of having a fire-related incident for smokers when...
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Substance use tied to increased COVID-19 risk
Those with a recent diagnosis of SUD were eight times more likely to develop COVID-19, compared with those without such a diagnosis.