Samantha Walker

Jul 1, 2024 | openres.ersjournals.com | John R. Hurst |Carlos Echevarria |Jennifer K Quint |Samantha Walker

IntroductionEarly in the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of asthma and COPD in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 was low, raising the possibility that pre-existing airway diseases or inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy might play a protective role against contracting SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe outcomes [1, 2].

Mar 14, 2023 | komu.com | Samantha Walker

VANDALIA — Wendy Hull has worked as an EMT at the Van-Far Ambulance District for 17 years. But the past year brought an unexpected change. In March 2022, Audrain Community Hospital in Mexico closed its doors. Hull said the ambulance district was not given any prior notice. “They didn’t let us know anything really. We just heard it,” Hull said. The district had to quickly change where it was taking patients. “That was our main hospital,” Hull said.