Study reveals patients with obesity exposed to SARS-CoV-2 had higher odds of testing positive, suggesting obesity as an intrinsic risk factor for COVID-19 transmission and potentially influencing resource allocation strategies.
Asthmatic children with SVT faced a 4.3-fold higher risk of death or cardiac arrest than those without SVT, a large-scale study of over 91,000 patients revealed.
A systematic review of 24 studies found no significant difference in asthma risk between ibuprofen and acetaminophen use in children, but short-term ibuprofen use may exacerbate asthma symptoms in those with pre-existing asthma.
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Study reveals chronic cough patients were twice as likely to receive opioid-containing cough suppressants, with 21% receiving prescriptions within a year of diagnosis.
A recent study links higher methyl mercury levels to increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection. MeHg may have public health implications for TB infection risk. (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)