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FDA approves new antibiotic for HABP/VABP treatment
Recarbrio was previously approved by the FDA to treat patients with complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal...
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Lancet, NEJM retract studies on hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
The Lancet issued a retraction of an influential study of hydroxychloroquine use in COVID-19 patients. Hours later, NEJM retracted a second study...
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Should healthcare workers wear masks at home?
A new study says wearing a mask at home could cut transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within families, but is it worth it?
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Low IgG levels in COPD patients linked to increased risk of hospitalization
“Our results raise the possibility that, in select COPD patients, IgG replacement therapy may be effective in reducing the risk of COPD...
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FDA okays emergency use for Impella RP in COVID-19 right heart failure
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Scientific doubt tempers COVID-19 vaccine optimism
Experts predict a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available this year and may not come by the end of 2021.
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A long road to recovery: Lung rehab needed after COVID-19
These patients “get sick very fast, and it takes a long time for them to heal. What’s not really well appreciated is how much rehab and how much...
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‘The story unfolding is worrisome’ for diabetes and COVID-19
Diabetes Care has published a host of new articles on diabetes and COVID-19 infection, as NIDDK researchers also acknowledge risks to other organ...
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More evidence hydroxychloroquine is ineffective, harmful in COVID-19
New observational data show that hydroxychloroquine it is not only without benefit for COVID-19 but also increases death and arrhythmias.
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Vaccination regimen effective in preventing pneumonia in MM patients