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Mucus plugs seen on chest CT in patients without evident symptoms were associated with more-severe disease.

The data are relatively convincing for hypoxemic respiratory failure but are less so for COPD exacerbations with hypercarbia.

In a randomized trial, lowering systolic BP to ≈120 mm Hg resulted in fewer strokes.

Treating inpatients who had asymptomatic BP elevations was associated with risk for acute kidney injury, myocardial infarction, stroke, or death.

This is the first major update to these guidelines since 2014.

An observational study suggests some small differences in outcomes.

Measuring procalcitonin shortened antibiotic duration by about 1 day, but questions about safety remain.

Some oncologists are far more aggressive than others.

In patients with hip fracture and an elevated troponin level, rapid surgical intervention was associated with lower mortality.

A recent meta-analysis suggests that it is safe and effective for syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion.