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Flu season shows signs of slowing
February 23, 2018
Flu outpatient activity down for second consecutive week, but hospitalizations continue to rise.
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CPAP adherence linked to reduced readmissions
February 21, 2018
Sleep apnea treatment is turning dreams of improved hospital outcomes into reality.
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Flu increase may be slowing
February 16, 2018
Flu outpatient activity held steady, but hospitalizations continued to rise at a record rate.
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This is what a flu pandemic looks like
February 9, 2018
At first glance, activity level appears to equal the pandemic of 2009-2010.
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Drug combo indicated for bacterial pneumonia
February 4, 2018
Ceftazidime/avibactam is the first new option in years for treatment of HABP/VABP caused by Gram-negative bacteria.
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Hospitals filling as flu season worsens
February 2, 2018
CDC director: “Hospitalization rate is the highest we’ve seen” through the end of January.
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CDC: Flu levels highest since pandemic year 2009
January 26, 2018
Thirty states report highest level of flu activity on CDC scale.
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FDA approves starting dose of roflumilast
January 26, 2018
Taking a smaller dose of a drug currently used to treat COPD may prevent patients from discontinuing their use of the larger therapeutic dose.
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Influenza: All that and MI too
January 24, 2018
Admissions for myocardial infarction spike after laboratory-confirmed flu infection.
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U.S. influenza activity widespread to start 2018
January 16, 2018
In one way at least, this flu season is already worse than 2016-2017.