Sleep disorders
FDA says repaired sleep apnea machines still carry health risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another warning about certain sleep apnea machines made by Philips Respironics.
Apr 10, 2023
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Respiratory Failure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
This tick-borne disease is now endemic in 10 US states
Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease, is endemic in 10 U.S. states, according to a March report by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The parasitic disease primarily occurs within the Northeast ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Clinical practice guideline on respiratory management of patients with neuromuscular weakness
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on respiratory management of patients with neuromuscular weakness. Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains 15 evidence-based ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China logs nearly 13,000 COVID deaths in a week
China reported nearly 13,000 COVID-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population had already been infected.
Jan 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month
China on Saturday reported almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths in just over a month, the first major toll released by authorities since Beijing loosened virus restrictions in early December.
Jan 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Not necessary' to dwell on COVID death tally, Chinese experts say
Chinese health officials said Wednesday it was "not necessary" to dwell on the exact number of COVID deaths in the country, days after the World Health Organization criticised authorities' accounting of a surge in cases there.
Jan 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China stats 'under-represent' true impact of COVID outbreak: WHO
The World Health Organization criticized China's "very narrow" definition of COVID deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.
Jan 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China insists official Covid data is transparent: state media
China has insisted the data it publishes on COVID-19 deaths has always been transparent, state media reported, despite the official figures being tiny compared with other countries and its hospitals overwhelmed with infections.
Dec 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China to stop publishing daily Covid figures: NHC
China will no longer publish daily figures for COVID-19 cases and deaths, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday, ending a practice that began in early 2020.
Dec 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospitals overflow in China's COVID wave
"Deceased, deceased," a staffer in full protective gear shouted as she handed a nurse a death certificate, their hospital in central China overflowing with COVID patients.
Dec 23, 2022
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