COVID-19 Roundup
COVID-19 Roundup
09/26/2023
Jessica Ganga
This COVID-19 roundup includes coverage on the FDA-approved oral antiviral treatment for adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, how antidepressant medication may lower the incidence of COVID-19, a study...
09/26/2023
FDA alert
FDA alert
08/25/2023
Jessica Ganga
Following a multicenter clinical trial, a new treatment for pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus has been approved for use in adults.
08/25/2023
Research Summary
Research Summary
08/22/2023
Jessica Ganga
The American Thoracic Society released a set of guidelines addressing the use of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and other respiratory diseases.
08/22/2023
FDA Alert
FDA Alert
07/24/2023
Jessica Ganga
Following three clinical trials, the FDA has approved a new preventive treatment for neonates, infants, and toddlers that prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in those age populations.
07/24/2023
COVID-19 Roundup
COVID-19 Roundup
05/19/2023
This COVID-19 roundup includes coverage of the FDA’s simpler vaccination schedule and authorization of new treatment, decline in pediatric asthma diagnoses during pandemic, and a new treatment combination...
05/19/2023
Research Summary
Research Summary
02/16/2023
The researchers re-evaluated the effects of vitamin D on asthma exacerbation.
02/16/2023
Surgical Procedures
Surgical Procedures
02/06/2023
Researchers determined the risk of death and health care costs in patients with COPD who undergo surgery compared with patients without COPD who undergo surgery.
02/06/2023
FDA ALERTS
FDA ALERTS
01/27/2023
Following a multicenter study, the FDA approved the combination of albuterol and budesonide—an inhaled corticosteroid—for the treatment of asthma in adults.
01/27/2023
Pediatric Pneumonia
Pediatric Pneumonia
12/12/2022
The researchers compared shorter vs longer course therapy in the treatment of nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in pediatric patients.
12/12/2022
phenotypes
phenotypes
11/30/2022
Researchers aimed to investigate the possibility of differentiating between eosinophil subsets in the induced sputum of patients with allergic asthma and to ascertain the distribution of these subsets in...
11/30/2022