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In patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), those who received hydrocortisone had a lower mortality risk compared with those on placebo, findings from the CAPE COD* trial suggest.

Using 30 kcal/kg to predict energy requirements overestimates total energy expenditure (TEE) by 1.44 times in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) in a controlled sedentary environment, as shown in a study. In addition, TEE is outside of the predicted requirement range for most.

A higher intake of dietary nitrate from vegetables appears to reduce the risk of dementia in the general population, suggests a study.

Infants with severe bronchiolitis are at heightened risk of having decreased lung function at age 6 years, according to a study.