COPD Journal Articles

• Gender and Age and Adverse CV Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with systemic sclerosis may be at a higher risk for developing heart failure and other cardiovascular complications, but age and gender might also play a role.
  Rheumatology, December 27, 2022
• ICU Nurses' Experiences of Caring for Patients With COVID-19 A survey of ICU clinicians provides insights into the effects of caring for COVID-19 patients, as well as identifies areas in need of improvement.
  American Journal of Critical Care, December 05, 2022
• Obesity and COVID-19: Insights From Adipose Tissue Obesity has been established as a risk factor for severe COVID-19. Is adipose tissue the key to unlocking the mechanism behind this association?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, November 23, 2022
• Rest-activity Rhythms and Cognition, Dementia in Older Women Might accelerometry-based rest-activity measures be useful as predictive markers of future cognitive decline and cognitive impairment in older women?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, November 14, 2022
• Corticosteroid Use and Incidence of VAP in COVID-19 Patients Are corticosteroid-treated COVID-19 patients at a greater risk for developing ventilator-associated pneumonia? A new study looks at the possible association.
  Critical Care, November 11, 2022
• Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Long-Term Mortality Rates These results provide insight into the long-term mortality outcomes of patients with invasive pneumococcal disease infection.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 02, 2022
• Extrahepatic Autoimmune Diseases in Autoimmune Hepatitis What is the effect of extrahepatic autoimmune diseases on mortality in patients with autoimmune hepatitis?
  Liver International, November 02, 2022
• ED Revisits for Conditions With High Discharge Variability Is there an association between higher discharge rates and more ED revisits?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, November 02, 2022
• Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Endometriosis and/or ART Use This study examined the association between pre-existing endometriosis and adverse pregnancy outcomes. How did the use of ART impact outcomes in this group?
  Human Reproduction, November 01, 2022
• Inhaled Ciclesonide for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients The use of this treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients may help reduce mortality and the risk of mechanical ventilation use, a new study reports.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, October 28, 2022
• Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine in Septic Shock Does this early combination therapy prove to be a safe and effective treatment option for septic shock?
  Critical Care, October 28, 2022
• Serology and Comorbidities in Fracture Nonunion Patients How common are serologic abnormalities and comorbid conditions among patients with nonunion fracture?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, October 28, 2022
• Intraoperative Management of Patients With Reduced LVEF How are anesthesiologists adjusting their intraoperative management of patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction to meet their unique needs?
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 25, 2022
• White Matter Edema in COVID-19 With Neurological Symptoms Widespread white matter changes may help explain the neurological symptoms experienced by subacute COVID-19 patients.
  Brain, October 24, 2022
• Co-Occurring Serious Illness and End of Life Health Care Use Do individuals who have multiple serious illnesses use more health care services near the end of life?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, October 21, 2022
• Cigarette Smoking Among Adults With Selected Chronic Diseases This study provides recent estimates and trends in cigarette smoking among people with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, October 17, 2022
• Physical Activity and COPD: A Scoping Review Although regular physical activity can have significant benefits in COPD, engagement remains low. What strategies may help promote uptake?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, October 17, 2022
• Safety of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Second Booster Among Adults According to this report, adults 50 years and over had less frequent reactions after a second COVID-19 mRNA booster than after a first booster with the same vaccine, and few reactions were serious.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 17, 2022
• Chronic Conditions Among Adults Aged 18-34 Years This study revealed that at least 50 percent of young adults in the U.S. reported at least one chronic condition, most commonly obesity, depression, or high blood pressure.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 14, 2022
• ECG AF Prediction Model: Migraine With vs. Without Aura Using a novel AI-enabled ECG algorithm, this study found that patients with migraine with aura have a significantly higher probability of paroxysmal or impending AF compared to those without aura.
  Headache, October 12, 2022