The study looked at survey data from roughly 25,000 health-care providers in Baltimore, Atlanta, and Chicago. In addition to coming in contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19, researchers found that living in an area with a high COVID-19 infection rate is a stronger risk factor than being in a health-care setting. The same findings may also apply to those visiting hospitals for emergencies or regular appointments amid the pandemic. However, the researchers only analyzed the data as it related to health-care personnel. Co-author and CDC infectious disease specialist Sujan Reddy says the study suggests that the highest risks to health-care workers may be exposures in the community.
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ATLANTA – Finding and treating lung cancers early is critical to improving patient outcomes. Now, doctors at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital will be the first in the state to use a new state-of-the-art robot to diagnose lung cancers earlier and less invasively.
With its ultra-thin and maneuverable catheter, the Ion robot, made by Intuitive, is capable of reaching deep into the peripheral areas of the lung, where the robot enables doctors to biopsy suspicious tissue. Early stages of lung cancer can be challenging to diagnose since tissue samples are needed from difficult-to-reach places deep within the lung, says Manu Sancheti, MD, assistant professor of surgery at Emory University School of Medicine, chief of thoracic surgery and medical director of perioperative services at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. The new Ion robot will allow us to access those areas of the lung more easily and biopsy suspicious nodules with precision and in a minimally-invasive way.
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