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Physical and occupational therapy reduces readmission and mortality rates in patients with pneumonia

13 October, 2020

Physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) can reduce the risk for hospital readmission and death in patients with pneumonia, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.1 As one...

Physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) can reduce the risk for hospital readmission and death in patients with pneumonia, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.1 As one...

COPD: Updates on guidelines and clinical challenges

09 October, 2020

Professor Rongchang Chen Director of Shenzhen Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Shenzhen People’s Hospital Former Director of Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases 10th Chairman of Chinese Thoracic Society Chairman of COPD...

Professor Rongchang Chen Director of Shenzhen Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Shenzhen People’s Hospital Former Director of Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases 10th Chairman of Chinese Thoracic Society Chairman of COPD...

Macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and atypical pathogen: Epidemiological factors and susceptibility profile in Taiwan

30 September, 2020

Dr Ya-Sung Yang Attending Physician, Section of Infectious Diseases, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan The emergence of macrolide-resistant pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been reported worldwide. In Taiwan, there...

Dr Ya-Sung Yang Attending Physician, Section of Infectious Diseases, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan The emergence of macrolide-resistant pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been reported worldwide. In Taiwan, there...

Empirical treatment selection for CAP in the Emergency Department

28 September, 2020

Professor Zhao Bin Director and Chief Physician of the Emergency Department of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Professor of Peking University Health Science Centre and tutor for postgraduate students. Graduated from the...

Professor Zhao Bin Director and Chief Physician of the Emergency Department of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Professor of Peking University Health Science Centre and tutor for postgraduate students. Graduated from the...

Managing infections in AECOPD patients

15 September, 2020

Professor Fu-Qiang Wen Chairman of Department of Medicine, West China Hospital, West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University Head of Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital (2005-2013) Director...

Professor Fu-Qiang Wen Chairman of Department of Medicine, West China Hospital, West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University Head of Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital (2005-2013) Director...

Flu and pneumonia vaccinations may reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease

04 September, 2020

Three research studies reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2020 revealed an association between flu (influenza) and pneumonia vaccinations, and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease. As the...

Three research studies reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2020 revealed an association between flu (influenza) and pneumonia vaccinations, and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease. As the...

Current trends in antimicrobial resistance in China

19 August, 2020

Professor Yunsong Yu Qiushi Distinguished Physician, Professor, Doctoral Tutor, and currently Deputy Dean and Director of Infectious Disease Department of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine...

Professor Yunsong Yu Qiushi Distinguished Physician, Professor, Doctoral Tutor, and currently Deputy Dean and Director of Infectious Disease Department of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine...

Pathogenic bacterial resistance and anti-infective treatment strategies for CAP in different countries and regions

14 August, 2020

Professor Youning Liu Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Former Chairman of the Internal Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and Chairman of the Respiratory Disease Branch of the Chinese...

Professor Youning Liu Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Former Chairman of the Internal Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, and Chairman of the Respiratory Disease Branch of the Chinese...

Gut microbiome confers variable resistance to cholera

12 August, 2020

Microbiologists at the University of California, Riverside, United States revealed that human gut microbiome confers variable resistance to cholera infection.1 Their study showed that differences in the gut microbiome among...

Microbiologists at the University of California, Riverside, United States revealed that human gut microbiome confers variable resistance to cholera infection.1 Their study showed that differences in the gut microbiome among...

Reconsidering fluoroquinolone for skin, soft tissue and bone infections

Professor Terapong Tantawichien Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand In the 2014 Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and...

Professor Terapong Tantawichien Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand In the 2014 Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and...

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