WASHINGTON, D.C. – Scans of the lungs of the sickest COVID-19 patients show distinctive patterns of infection, but so far those clues offer little help in predicting which patients will pull through.
For now, doctors are relying on what's called supportive care that's standard for severe pneumonia. Doctors in areas still bracing for an onslaught of sick patients are scouring medical reports and hosting webinars with Chinese doctors to get the best advice on what works and what hasn't.
One thing that's clear around the globe: Age makes a huge difference in survival. And one reason is that seniors' lungs don’t have as much of what geriatrics expert Dr.