Pulmonology
Feature
Revisiting the role of hydrocortisone, fludrocortisone in septic shock
Two decades after choosing not to treat septic shock with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone, the author describes why he is reconsidering.
News
mRNA vaccine cuts COVID-related Guillain-Barré risk
“While Guillain-Barré is extremely rare, people should be aware that having a COVID infection can increase their risk of developing the disorder,...
From the Journals
Paxlovid tied to benefits in high-risk patients with COVID
No significant benefit was observed in patients who were not immunocompromised.
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Paxlovid and Lagevrio benefit COVID outpatients in Omicron era
In a update of the rapid practice point guideline for outpatient treatment of COVID-19, the American College of Physicians found that nirmatrelvir...
From the Journals
Healthy babies can still get very sick from RSV
The study challenges the assumption that only infirm children are at risk for the worst outcomes from RSV.
From the Journals
Heat waves plus air pollution tied to doubling of fatal MI
The added value of this study was finding an interaction between extreme hot temperatures and air pollution, “which is worrisome with global...
Commentary
COVID can mimic prostate cancer symptoms
“I had none of those previously reported experiences that could suddenly trigger a spike in PSA.”
From the Journals
Factors linked with increased VTE risk in COVID outpatients
While the overall risk for VTE was low, age of at least 55 years, being male, and having a BMI of at least 30 and history of VTE increased the...
Commentary
A surfing PA leads an intense beach rescue
The rescue started with the PA beginning CPR on a man he found on the beach, who was blue in the face, had some secretions around his mouth, and...
Conference Coverage
FREEDOM COVID: Full-dose anticoagulation cut mortality but missed primary endpoint
In an in-hospital anticoagulation trial, the primary COVID endpoint was missed but a survival benefit is observed.
News
Even mild COVID is hard on the brain
New study results suggest a severe pattern of changes in how the brain communicates as well as its structure in people with anxiety and depression...