COVID Upended Bronchiolitis Admission Patterns in Kids
Pediatric bronchiolitis hospitalizations took a brief downturn during the pandemic before consistently rising thereafter, with seasonal patterns yet to return to normal, a nationwide study found. After admissions plummeted by 69.2% in the 2020-2021 season, the subsequent 2022-2023 season tracked at 75.3% above the pre-pandemic median. Patients who were ages 12 to 23 months saw […]
Diagnosis, Death in Pulmonary Fibrosis Seen Earlier in Black Patients
Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) consistently experienced poor outcomes associated with their disease at earlier ages than other groups, including hospitalization and death, according to U.S. registry data spanning nearly two decades. In an analysis from the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Registry (PFFR) from 2003 to 2021, a PF diagnosis in Black individuals occurred about […]
Comorbidity Burden in People With HIV Tied to Increased Mortality Risk
The prevalence of comorbidities in people with HIV on effective antiretroviral treatment was consistently higher compared with HIV-negative individuals, and was linked to an increased risk for death, according to a prospective longitudinal cohort study. In people age 45 and older followed for a median 5.9 years, 5.2% of the 596 HIV-positive participants died compared […]
Pharmacist-Led Hypertension Clinics Able to Lower BP Within Weeks
SAN DIEGO — Across the country, nurse- and pharmacist-led hypertension clinics consistently found it feasible to get blood pressures (BPs) at or close to goal quickly — within a matter of weeks, even — according to single-center reports. In posters presented here at the annual Hypertension Scientific Sessions hosted by the American Heart Association, researchers […]