News
COVID-19 plans put to test as firefighters crowd camps for peak wildfire season
August 20, 2020
A COVID-19 outbreak that ripples through a camp could easily sideline crews and spread the virus across multiple fires and back to communities across the country.
News
Pulmonary rehab reduces COPD readmissions
August 19, 2020
Rehabilitation was associated with a lower risk for readmission.
News
HFNC more comfortable for posthypercapnic patients with COPD
August 19, 2020
High-flow nasal cannula appears to be an effective means of respiratory support for COPD patients extubated after severe hypercapnic respiratory failure.
Opinion
Financial planning in the COVID-19 era
August 18, 2020
Many readers have expressed the fear that their retirement savings would never recover from the COVID-19 hit.
Opinion
Action and awareness are needed to increase immunization rates
August 13, 2020
There is much work to be done to catch up with vaccinations missed because of the pandemic.
News
Studies gauge role of schools, kids in spread of COVID-19
August 10, 2020
A look at the effect of the school closures at the start of the pandemic in the United States.
News
PVR reassessed as predictor of heart failure
August 7, 2020
A reconsideration of the accepted benchmark for pulmonary vascular hypertension as a predictor of heart failure may be warranted.
News
Many children with COVID-19 present without classic symptoms
August 7, 2020
Of 22 children hospitalized and positive for SARS-CoV-2, most had no respiratory illness or symptoms.
Opinion
COVID-19–related skin changes: The hidden racism in documentation
July 31, 2020
It is not a stretch to suggest that skin manifestations associated with COVID-19 may look very different in darker skin.
Opinion
Are you SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitant?
July 30, 2020
How do you feel about the potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine? Are you going to roll up your sleeve as soon as the vaccine becomes available in your community?