Obesity implies risk of COVID-19 regardless of age, sex, ethnicity and health condition
Conclusion presented by Brazilian researchers in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice is based on analysis of nine clinical studies involving ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
New blood test predicts which COVID-19 patients will develop severe infection
Test could inform doctors on best treatment optionsCredit: Ray Lohan Wednesday, 14 October 2020: Scientists have developed, for the first ...
Unraveling the network of molecules that influence COVID-19 severity
Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research While most COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or mild, severe complications associated with acute respiratory distress ...
School absences correlate to impaired air quality
Even mildly elevated air pollution associated with increase in absences in Salt Lake CityCredit: University of Utah In Salt Lake ...
Pulmonary artery thrombosis a complication of radiation therapy
Imaging findings of in situ pulmonary artery thrombosis associated with radiation therapy are different from acute pulmonary emboli and do ...
Study describes COVID-19 transmission pattern
Model developed by Brazilian researchers predicts spatial and temporal evolution of epidemic diseases and can help plan more effective social ...
Community health workers could play a key part in combating COVID-19 in Brazil, study says
An article in The Lancet stresses the vulnerability of these health workers, whose readiness to counter fake news with trustworthy ...
New COVID test doesn’t use scarce reagents, catches all but the least infectious
Addresses major testing need in developing world; also in US, where reagent supplies are again dwindlingCredit: Brian Jenkins A major ...
Face masks unlikely to cause over-exposure to CO2, even in patients with lung disease
Credit: ATS New research findings contradict statements linking wearing face masks to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2. During the ...
High risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19
Systematic review of the worldwide published data on "Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 patients".Credit: MedUni Vienna/Matern (Vienna, 01 October 2020) ...
Cannabinoids associated with negative respiratory health effects in older adults with COPD
Researchers publish first data on the impact of cannabinoids on the respiratory health of individuals with COPDCredit: Unity Health Toronto ...
Researchers create artificial lung to support pre-term babies in distress
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Sept. 29, 2020 -- An international team led by current and former McMaster University researchers ...
US hospital admissions for non-COVID-19 have only partially rebounded from initial decline
Admissions still low among Hispanic neighborhoods and for respiratory diseasesCredit: J. Skinner et al. While declines in U.S. hospital admissions ...
Historical racial & ethnic health inequities account for disproportionate COVID-19 impact
Credit: ATS Sept. 22, 2020-- A new Viewpoint piece published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines ...