Mepolizumab reduced exacerbations in children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma
1. There was a 27% reduction of severe asthma exacerbations in children treated with mepolizumab compared to control. 2. There ...
Tag: pulmonology
Racial differences exist in emphysema prevalence in adults with normal spirometry findings
1. Black men are more likely than White men to have emphysema with normal spirometry findings. 2. Black women had ...
Comparison of systemic corticosteroids with and without nebulized budenoside for management of severe acute asthma
1. Inhaled corticosteroid administration with systemic corticosteroid in acute asthma presentations to the emergency department was just as effective as ...
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RSVpreF vaccine prevents symptomatic respiratory syncytial virus infection
1. In this phase 2a study, the RSVpreF vaccine was effective against symptomatic respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection as compared ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind, May 16
Remote Monitoring and Behavioral Economics in Managing Heart Failure in Patients Discharged From the Hospital 1. Remote monitoring with incentives ...
Everolimus treatment effective for improving renal function in lung transplant patients
1. Lung transplant patients showed improved renal function and reduced immunosuppressant dosage after twelve months of everolimus treatment. 2. Patients ...
Death, discharge and arrhythmias among patients with COVID-19 and cardiac injury
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Death, discharge and arrhythmias among patients with COVID-19 and cardiac injury
Click to read the study in CMAJ 1. In patients positive for COVID-19 suffering cardiac injury, cardiac troponin (cTnI) levels ...
Impact and prognosis of the expression of IFN-α among tuberculosis patients
1. Expression of IFN-α is found to be lower after successful treatment of tuberculosis. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Tuberculosis ...
Lincocin associated with better outcomes than Azitro in treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia
1. Lincocin® appeared to outperform Azitro® in the treatment of pneumonia associated with Covid-19. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Although ...
