Hematological and coagulation parameters may predict outcomes in COVID-19
1. Hematological tests including platelet count, prothrombin time (PT), D-dimer, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio can aid clinical decision making in managing...
Novel SARS-CoV-2 vaccine offers promising safety and immunogenicity
1. The novel SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-2, offered a reasonable safety profile with no serious adverse events in first phase...
Dual therapy more beneficial than monotherapy in poorly controlled asthma
1. Fixed-dose combinations of mometasone furoate and indacaterol acetate showed greater improvements in lung function parameters compared to inhaled corticosteroid...
New scoring system proves effective in predicting COVID-19-related deaths and complications
1. Old age, coronary heart disease, percentage of lymphocytes, procalcitonin and D-dimer were independent factors predictive of in-hospital COVID-19-related mortality;...
The majority of children infected with COVID-19 in Europe develop mild disease
1. The case fatality rate in children and adolescents across Europe is less than 1%, whereas, in the elderly, it...
Results from the first comparative Portico transcatheter aortic valve trial
1. The Portico aortic valve had non-inferior rates of all-cause mortality and disabling stroke at 1 year after randomization compared...
Small airway dysfunction is highly prevalent in China
1. Over 40% of adults in China aged over 20 years are estimated to have spirometry-defined small airway dysfunction with...
SARS-CoV-2 may be more transmissible than SARS-CoV and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus
1. SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible in households compared to SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. 2. Individuals aged over 60 years were the...
Prone positioning in non-intubated COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure may transiently improve blood oxygenation levels
1. Non-intubated patients with COVID-19-related pneumonia had substantial, yet non-sustained, improvements in their PaO2/FiO2 ratio by over 50% after 10...
Low COVID-19 infection rate among health care workers in Wuhan, China.
1. Front line health care workers in Wuhan had a lower rate of COVID-19 infection when compared to non-front line...