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Long COVID a driver of unemployment
Long COVID a driver of unemployment
14 Mar 2024 byAudrey Abella

Long COVID may have contributed to reduced participation in the UK labour market, a cohort study suggests.

Long COVID a driver of unemployment
14 Mar 2024
Negative mood worsens dyspnoea in COPD
Negative mood worsens dyspnoea in COPD
10 Mar 2024 byStephen Padilla

A negative affective state can aggravate dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study has shown. This suggests that reducing the likelihood of negative mood or improving the mood can help in managing morbidities associated with dyspnoea in COPD.

Negative mood worsens dyspnoea in COPD
10 Mar 2024
Severe COVID-19 rare in PrEP-treated SARDs patients
Severe COVID-19 rare in PrEP-treated SARDs patients
08 Mar 2024 byStephen Padilla

Breakthrough COVID-19 is not uncommon following pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tixagevimab/cilgavimab among patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), reports a recent study. However, most of the infections in this high-risk population are not severe.

Severe COVID-19 rare in PrEP-treated SARDs patients
08 Mar 2024
Pulse vs nonpulse corticosteroid: Which is better against IPF?
Pulse vs nonpulse corticosteroid: Which is better against IPF?
07 Mar 2024

Patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) who received a pulse dose of corticosteroids do not appear to have longer survival than those who received conventional nonpulse dose of corticosteroids, results of a study have shown.

Pulse vs nonpulse corticosteroid: Which is better against IPF?
07 Mar 2024
Bacterial codetection tied to better outcomes in ventilated infants with bronchiolitis
Bacterial codetection tied to better outcomes in ventilated infants with bronchiolitis
25 Feb 2024 byStephen Padilla

Bacterial respiratory tract infection normally occurs in infants requiring early intubation in the emergency department (ED) for viral bronchiolitis, according to a study. However, respiratory bacterial codetection appears to shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) and length of stay (LOS) of these patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Bacterial codetection tied to better outcomes in ventilated infants with bronchiolitis
25 Feb 2024