Medications

No benefit found for high-dose vitamin C infusions in sepsis, ARDS

(HealthDay)—Compared with placebo, intravenous infusion of high-dose vitamin C does not improve organ dysfunction or alter markers of inflammation or vascular injury among patients with sepsis and acute respiratory distress ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers propose studying COVID-19's envelope protein

Understanding any similarities between SARS and COVID-19 inflammation could help in a clinical setting. A protein in the viruses causing COVID-19 and SARS is almost identical. Researchers propose investigating whether FDA-approved ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Most lungs recover well after COVID-19: study

Lung tissue of patients who suffered severely from COVID-19 shows good recovery in most cases. This was revealed by a study carried out by the Radboud university medical center that has now been published in Clinical Infectious ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hospitals fear shortage of ventilators for virus patients

U.S. hospitals bracing for a possible onslaught of coronavirus patients with pneumonia and other breathing difficulties could face a critical shortage of mechanical ventilators and health care workers to operate them.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lung therapy hope for critical illness

Scientists have pinpointed a chemical signal that worsens inflammation linked to a life-threatening lung condition.

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