Poor respiratory function is associated with greater incidence of depression
1. In a cohort of patients with varying lung function assessed through values of FVC and FEV1, and no previous...
Pulmonology
Reports of high-impact pulmonology studies by medical professionals
Respiratory syncytial virus disproportionately affects pre-term infants over term infants
1. RSV-related ALRI incidence was significantly higher among preterm infants than term infants. 2. This pattern for RSV hospitalizations remained...
RSV F protein vaccine reduces rates of maternal and infant RSV
1. In this randomized controlled trial, there was a decreased risk of any and severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower...
Conservative oxygenation improves outcomes in critically ill children on invasive ventilation
1. Duration of organ support or death at 30 days was lower in the conservative oxygenation group compared to the...
Stereotactic body radiotherapy enhances survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
1. Median progression-free survival was greater in the SBRT group than in the standard-of-care group. 2. Patients with NSCLC displayed...
Discharge rates in American emergency departments unchanged for pulmonary embolism
1. In this serial cross-sectional analysis, discharge rates for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in emergency departments (EDs) in the United...
Severe SARS-CoV-2 infections associated with greater risk of long term symptoms
1. In a retrospective cohort analysis, patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection were more likely to experience additional symptoms (e.g., fatigue,...
Ibuprofen does not improve bronchopulmonary dysplasia outcomes
1. This randomized controlled trial showed no evidence that ibuprofen treatment for bronchopulmonary dysplasia reduced premature infant mortality. 2. This...
Simnotrelvir to reduces the symptoms of mild to moderate COVID-19
1. In this randomized controlled trial, patients experiencing symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) saw significant improvement in symptom resolution times...
Characterization of demographics for those with post COVID-19 condition in Malaysia during Omicron wave
1. In a Malaysian cohort of adults affected with COVID-19, 3.4% were found to develop post COVID-19 condition. 2. Female...