News
Empirical anti-MRSA therapy does not improve mortality in patients with pneumonia
July 21, 2021
Does empirical anti–methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) therapy affect 30-day mortality in patients hospitalized with pneumonia, when compared with standard antibiotic regimens?
News
Long COVID seen in patients with severe and mild disease
July 20, 2021
A Swiss study shows how even mild COVID cases can lead to debilitating symptoms, according to Dr. Christopher Terndrup.
News
Standard medical mask can protect wearer from aerosols
July 12, 2021
Although this study showed how well different masks filtered out particles, it could not assess how well different masks prevent actual infection.
News
Antimicrobial resistance threat continues during COVID-19
July 6, 2021
For some patients, the pandemic and antimicrobial resistance are intertwined.
News
Post–COVID-19 lung injury: What we know so far
July 1, 2021
More than 30 million patients have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States and close to half will experience persistent dyspnea.
News
Conservative treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax?
June 29, 2021
Is conservative management of moderate to large primary spontaneous pneumothorax an acceptable alternative to interventional treatment?
Opinion
Few clinical guidelines exist for treating post-COVID symptoms
June 24, 2021
‘We can prevent many infections from this virus, but we are still left to manage many post-COVID symptoms,’ says Dr. Linda Girgis.
News
Tofacitinib shows mortality benefit in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
June 23, 2021
The Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib reduces the risk of both death and respiratory failure in hospitalized adults with COVID-19 pneumonia.
News
Prophylactic anticoagulation tied to lower death rate in COVID
June 18, 2021
Prophylactic use of low-dose anticoagulation to prevent venous thromboembolism was associated with reduced 60-day mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Michigan.
News
U.S., international MIS-C studies yield disparate results
June 18, 2021
The two real-world observational studies were published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.