Dexamethasone reduced mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, especially those who were also receiving respiratory support.

Mechanically ventilated patients’ respiratory function can be improved with pulmonary rehabilitation, especially IMT and NMES.

For people with diabetes, the use of GLP-1 RAs is associated with a reduced risk for certain disorders and conditions, including neurocognitive and cardiometabolic disorders, and with an increased ...

Paxlovid may offer marginal benefits for low-risk children with COVID-19; however, among high-risk children with COVID-19, Paxlovid is a safe oral option.

Websites that sell compounded GLP-1 RAs often partially inform or misinform consumers, including with respect to US FDA approval.

Children diagnosed with interstitial lung disease often survive into adulthood, when they are likely to need care for related impairments.

HealthDay News — In clinical practice guidelines jointly issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense and published online Jan. 21 in the Annals of Internal ...

Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for older adults and people with disabilities.

The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

HealthDay News — For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia. The case — confirmed in Elbert County by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) and the U ...

Increased intermuscular fat is associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

Antimicrobials, vaccines, and anti-inflammatories are associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease and dementia, while antipsychotics and drugs for diabetes are associated with an increased ...