The observational study, which was led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, aimed to assess the effect of glucocorticoid therapy on mortality and the need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
The CDC has reported observing a significant increase in the number of meningococcal disease cases with isolates containing a blaROB-1 β-lactamase enzyme gene.
Probiotics should only be recommended for specific patient populations since there is not enough evidence to support their use in the majority of digestive conditions, according to new clinical guidelines released by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and recently published in Gastroenterology.
Researchers compared trends in the average weekly prescriptions of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine, azithromycin, and 10 commonly used medications dispensed between February 16 and April 25, 2020 with those dispensed between February 17 and April 27, 2019.
Treatment with remdesivir was associated with a shorter time to recovery in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to peer-reviewed data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
There is a lack of evidence supporting the use of dietary supplements for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19, despite what recent news or social media platforms have asserted,
Sustained improvement was noted after the administration of tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 antagonist.
There is limited evidence supporting the prophylactic use of pharmacological therapies for the prevention of migraine in pediatric patients, according to the findings of a recently published systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Patients with cardiovascular disease diagnosed with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are urged to continue taking their angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) medications as prescribed.
Higher doses anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (anti-TNF-α) therapy may be neceessary for obese patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), according to the findings of a recently published meta-analysis.
