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Risk of COVID-19-related death among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma prescribed inhaled corticosteroids: an observational cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform.

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The results do not support a major role for regular ICS use in protecting against COVID-19-related death among people with asthma or COPD, and the apparent harmful association observed can be plausibly explained by unmeasured confounding due to disease severity.
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Usefulness of linked data for infectious disease events: a systematic review

TL;DR: In this paper , a systematic review was conducted using Pubmed, CINAHL and Web of Science to describe the uses of linked data for infectious disease events, including assessment of severity of disease and risk factors, improved case finding and contact tracing and vaccine uptake, safety and effectiveness.
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Adjuvant Inhaled Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Review Article.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a concise review of the role of corticosteroids in treating community-acquired pneumonia when administered via inhalational route, with the potential benefit of avoiding systemic side effects of corticleosteroids while exerting the same anti-inflammatory effects on the lungs.
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Clinical benefits of inhaled ciclesonide for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection: a retrospective study

TL;DR: In this article , the use of inhaled ciclesonide was associated with lower in-hospital mortality (7.6% vs. 23.5%, p = 0.0003) and a trend of shorter hospital stay (12.0-18.0) days vs. 13.0 -25.3) days.
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COVID-19 therapy: What works? What doesn't? And what's on the horizon?

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors present the latest evidence on the efficacy and safety of treatments that are FDA approved or authorized, in clinical trials, or not recommended to combat COVID-19.
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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study

TL;DR: Characteristics of patients who died were in line with the MuLBSTA score, an early warning model for predicting mortality in viral pneumonia, and further investigation is needed to explore the applicability of the Mu LBSTA scores in predicting the risk of mortality in 2019-nCoV infection.
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Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health

TL;DR: An expert report aiming to design strategies in promoting healthy diets and physical activity behaviours was published a year ago by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Interpretation Our results do not support a major role for regular ICS use in protecting against COVID-19-related death among people with asthma or COPD.