Featured articles from the journal CHEST®, July 2021
Credit: González Gutiérrez J., et al, Journal CHEST® Glenview, Ill. - Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original ...
Tag: Critical Care/Emergency Medicine
FDA approves Octapharma’s Octagam® 10% for adult dermatomyositis
FDA approval based on positive results of international, multi-center ProDERM studyCredit: Octapharma PARAMUS, N.J. - The U.S. Food and Drug ...
On the front lines: Correctional nurses and the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 14, 2021-Firsthand reports from nurses in correctional facilities detail the ...
US citizen migrant children in Mexico lacking adequate health insurance
Researchers call for transborder policies to address place-based inequity in health coverageCredit: University of Houston While attending a conference at ...
COVID-19 ARDS focus of latest ATS/CSL Behring research grant recipient
Credit: ATS New York, NY - July 13, 2021- The ATS Research Program is pleased to announce that William Zhang, ...
Biomaterial vaccines ward off broad range of bacterial infections and septic shock
A new vaccine technology combining capture of bacterial pathogens with effective immune-reprogramming biomaterials could be applied to a broad spectrum ...
SAEM publishes GRACE guidelines for recurrent, low-risk chest pain care in the ED
GRACE: Guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency departmentCredit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, ...
Blood clots related to AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine can be mitigated with early detection
New research highlights the need for heightened awareness and early testing for patients with signs of clotting disorder following vaccinationCredit: ...
NTU develops rapid malaria test kit that could aid diagnosis in developing countries
Test can also detect malaria in early stagesCredit: NTU Singapore A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU ...
Study: Hundreds of lives saved in Kansas counties that adopted mask mandates
Credit: Courtesy of Donna Ginther LAWRENCE -- Despite facing cultural and political pushback, the evidence remains clear: Face masks made ...
Health care leaders call for national focus on preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia
UMass Amherst researcher among task force leaders pushing for changeCredit: UMass Amherst A group of health care leaders, including a ...
Gene profile in blood predicts risk of poor outcomes, death for patients with COVID-19
A previously validated blood gene profile that predicts idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality was repurposed to assess the likelihood of COVID-19 ...
Immune system protein may defend against deadly intestinal disease in babies
Findings may lead to new therapies for necrotizing enterocolitisCredit: Matt Miller/Washington University The intestinal disease necrotizing enterocolitis is a leading ...
Blood cancer patients with COVID-19 fare better with convalescent plasma
Retrospective study also indicates outcomes of critically ill patients in ICU improve when given antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patientsCredit: Matt ...