COPD Journal Articles

• Updated Recommendation for Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine Review the ACIP updated interim COVID-19 vaccine allocation recommendations which have been expanded to include additional groups in Phase 1b and 1c.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 05, 2021
• Pulmonary Cavitation: A Complication of Severe COVID-19 A new study examines the prevalence of lung cavitation due to COVID-19. Are you aware of this complication that can develop in patients with severe disease?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, February 25, 2021
• Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Persons With HCV How prevalent is SARS-CoV-2 infection among persons with hepatitis C? Does stage of liver fibrosis impact infection rates?
  Liver International, February 11, 2021
• Risk of Hospitalization, Death Due to Infection in Psoriasis Do people with psoriasis have a higher risk of hospitalization or death due to infections?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, February 10, 2021
• Prognostic Value of Bedside Lung US in COVID-19 Patients What can the bedside lung ultrasound score tell us about the prognosis of COVID-19 patients?
  Critical Care, February 09, 2021
• Discharged COVID-19 Patients Requiring Hospital Readmission According to this CDC report, among patients who survive COVID-19 hospitalization, 9 percent are readmitted within two months of discharge, highlighting the potential need for ongoing care.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 25, 2021
• Elevated Serum MMP-2 as a Biomarker for Stable COPD Could MMP-2 serve as a potential biomarker for stable COPD?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, January 18, 2021
• Improving COPD Symptoms Using a Team-Based Approach This study evaluated the effectiveness of a team-based approach to improving patients' COPD management in a rural primary care clinic.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, December 29, 2020
• Readmission Rates After Hip Fracture Could certain factors predict which hip fracture patients will be readmitted to the hospital?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, December 29, 2020
• COPD and Employment Among Massachusetts Adults Persons with COPD are well-represented in the workforce. How might workplace interventions help support and retain workers with COPD?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, December 22, 2020
• Corticosteroids and Respiratory Tract Infection Risk in COPD Might the use of inhaled corticosteroids increase the risk for developing upper respiratory tract infections among COPD patients?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, November 24, 2020
• Tricuspid Regurgitation and Right Heart Failure A new study provides insight into the relationship between right heart failure and long-term survival in patients with concomitant tricuspid regurgitation.
  JACC: Heart Failure, November 20, 2020
• Predictors of SSIs Among Patients With Diabetes Post CABG Could certain factors predict which patients with diabetes may develop surgical site infections after CABG surgery?
  Wounds, November 19, 2020
• Community Exposures Associated With COVID-19 Among Adults Findings from this investigation of symptomatic outpatients found that adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were twice as likely to have dined in a restaurant than those with negative results.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 18, 2020
• Prognosis After AAA Repair is Poor in Women and Men Despite substantial changes in abdominal aortic aneurysm management, the long-term survival of these patients remains poor. What factors may account for this?
  Annals of Surgery, November 17, 2020
• Underlying Medical Conditions Among Essential Workers Underlying medical conditions increase risk for severe COVID-19. This report estimated the baseline prevalence of underlying conditions among workers in several essential occupations.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 13, 2020
• SARS-CoV-2 Among Frontline Health Care Personnel A high proportion of COVID-19 infections among U.S. healthcare personnel appear to go undetected, according to this report.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 11, 2020
• Recurrence or Relapse of COVID-19 in Older Patients This case series presents three geriatric patients with COVID-19, who apparently recovered, but experienced an eventually fatal recurrence several weeks later. Was it reinfection or relapse?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, November 04, 2020
• Update on Lung Cancer Screening What progress has been made in lung cancer screening, and what challenges remain? Find out what there is to know.
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, November 03, 2020
• The Diagnostic Value of Homocysteine in COPD Are high homocysteine levels predictive of the occurrence and acute progression of COPD?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, November 03, 2020