Background: The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the biggest threats to human health, affecting health and health care delivery systems at both the individual and institutional level. There have been varied reports about how sociodemographic factors affect outcomes of patient with COVID-19 [1] [2] [3]. In this US claims based study, we analysed discharge data […]

Background: Background: Ultrasound has diagnostic value at the point-of-care among hospitalized patients. In COVID-19 pneumonia, lung ultrasound has been used as a diagnostic and prognostic tool. For example, using the results of nasal PCR test as the reference standard, a modified lung ultrasound score (LUS) ≥ 8 is highly predictive of COVID-19. However, a focused […]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 34-year-old female with PMHx of chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to LCH with cor pulmonale that had questions about sexual intercourse. She reported that she and her partner were planning to have sexual intercourse, and she wanted a medical opinion about the health risks because of probable […]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 62-year-old female with a past medical history of breast cancer diagnosed one-year prior status post lumpectomy, adjuvant radiation, and letrozole, who presented to the hospital with a 1.5 month history of cough, night sweats, fevers, and weight loss. She reported the cough was initially productive of yellow […]