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UC Davis Health Adds Propeller Health Program for Asthma, COPD Patients

UC Davis Health Adds Propeller Health Program for Asthma, COPD Patients

UC Davis Health will integrate Propeller Health's remote monitoring platform into its own electronic health record (EHR) system in an effort to offer personalized treatment for high-risk patients with asthma and COPD.

  • Vaccination Cuts Risk of Long COVID in Half

  • Antibiotics Unlikely to Save Lives in Adults Hospitalized With Respiratory Infections

  • FDA Clears AI Home Diagnostic Device for Respiratory Conditions

  • American Lung Association Launches Research Institute to Tackle Urgent Lung Health Issues

  • Natural COVID-19 Immunity Offers 84% Greater Protection

  • Discovery Could Prevent Severe COVID in Obese and Diabetic Patients

  • CHEST Updates Guideline for Managing Neuromuscular Weakness

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Pulmonary Fibrosis Strikes Black Patients a Decade Before Non-Black Patients

Pulmonary Fibrosis Strikes Black Patients a Decade Before Non-Black Patients

Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis are significantly younger than their Hispanic and white counterparts across a wide variety of disease metrics, including diagnosis, first hospitalization, lung transplant and death.

  • AAFA Names Most Challenging US Cities to Live With Asthma  

    AAFA Names Most Challenging US Cities to Live With Asthma  

  • Dementia Top COVID-19 Risk Factor for Swedish Nursing Home Residents

    Dementia Top COVID-19 Risk Factor for Swedish Nursing Home Residents

  • FDA Issues EUA for Mpox Test

    FDA Issues EUA for Mpox Test

  • FDA Grants Modified Risk Status to Smokeless Tobacco Product

    FDA Grants Modified Risk Status to Smokeless Tobacco Product

  • Poor Sleep Tied to Greater Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease

    Poor Sleep Tied to Greater Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease

  • FDA Clears Heart-Lung Machine for Cardiopulmonary Bypass 

    FDA Clears Heart-Lung Machine for Cardiopulmonary Bypass 

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Greater Mortality for COPD Patients After Major Surgery

Greater Mortality for COPD Patients After Major Surgery

Patients with COPD who undergo major surgery are more likely to die in the year after surgery than similar patients without COPD, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

  • 2023 GOLD Report on COPD

    2023 GOLD Report on COPD

  • FDA Approves Airsupra Asthma Rescue Inhaler

    FDA Approves Airsupra Asthma Rescue Inhaler

  • Comparing Airway Clearance Therapies

    Comparing Airway Clearance Therapies

  • FDA, CDC Authorize Bivalent COVID Vaccines for Children as Young as 6 Months Old

    FDA, CDC Authorize Bivalent COVID Vaccines for Children as Young as 6 Months Old

  • Top 5 Spirometry Tips for COPD Diagnosis and Management

    Top 5 Spirometry Tips for COPD Diagnosis and Management

  • Rural COPD Patients Face Higher Death Rates

    Rural COPD Patients Face Higher Death Rates

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Researchers Develop mRNA Vaccine Effective Against Deadly Bacteria

Researchers Develop mRNA Vaccine Effective Against Deadly Bacteria

Researchers say the new technology can enable rapid development of effective vaccines for bacterial diseases, including those caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

  • Freeze-dried TB Vaccine Safe, Effective

  • Cardiorespiratory Wearable Gets FDA Clearance

  • Ozone Tied to Increased Cardiovascular Hospitalizations

  • Bivalent Pfizer Booster Authorized for Infants and Young Children

  • Promising Anti-Tuberculosis Compound Headed to Trials

  • Combo Pill for Pulmonary Hypertension Outperforms Monotherapy

  • FDA De Novo Clearance for Rapid Antigen Test

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Infant LRTIs Nearly Double Risk of Premature Death in Adulthood

Infant LRTIs Nearly Double Risk of Premature Death in Adulthood

Contracting a lower respiratory tract infection before age 2 may increase the risk of dying prematurely in adulthood from a respiratory disease.

  • Improving Patient Safety During Child Hospitalizations

  • Albuterol Shortage Worsens in US

  • Single-Dose RSV Shot for Infants Could Be Ready for Next Season

  • Infants and Toddlers at Highest Risk of Severe Outcomes from Multiple Viruses

  • Surveys Reveal Staggering Impact of RSV

  • Air Pollution Tied to Non-viral Asthma Attacks in Some Kids

  • Treating Parents’ Depression Improved Child’s Asthma

Products & Treatment

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FDA Includes Myocarditis and Pericarditis Warning for Janssen COVID Vaccine

FDA Includes Myocarditis and Pericarditis Warning for Janssen COVID Vaccine

The revision states that the vaccine can cause thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, which may be life-threatening.

  • Vitalograph, Morgan Scientific Partner on New PFT Products

  • Baxter Issues Device Correction for Life2000 Ventilator

  • Vitalograph to Market NIOX FeNO Device

  • Belun’s Home Sleep Apnea Testing Device FDA-Cleared

  • New Temperature-Stable Tuberculosis Vaccine Shows Promise in Phase 1 Trial

  • Pilot Study Explores Early Detection of IPF Using X-Ray and AI

  • FDA Green-lights Merck’s MMRV Vaccines for Intramuscular Injection

Smoking, Vaping & E-Cigarettes

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Can CBD Help Cigarette Smokers Curb Cravings?

Can CBD Help Cigarette Smokers Curb Cravings?

Researchers found that CBD slows the metabolism of nicotine, which could potentially delay a smoker's craving for more.

  • Vapers and Smokers Show Similar Levels of DNA Damage

  • New Vaping Recommendations to Prevent EVALI

  • Rising Teen Asthma in States with Legal Recreational Cannabis

  • FDA Shuts Down Two Vuse Menthol E-cigarettes

  • Study Refutes Industry Claims That Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Leads to Increased Use of Illegal Smokes

  • Tackling the EVALI Epidemic

  • Researchers Helping Black Smokers with HIV

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UIC Scientists Receive $13 Million to Study Lung Inflammation Mechanisms

UIC Scientists Receive $13 Million to Study Lung Inflammation Mechanisms

The researchers hope the projects will lead to new avenues for treatments to help patients with conditions like COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

  • Bacteremia with COVID-19 More Deadly Than Known Risk Factors Like Age and Sex

  • Novel Peptide Suppresses ARDS-related Lung Inflammation

  • Sepsis Treatment Strategies Comparable

  • Is a Lateral Suction Port Effective in Subglottic Tracheostomy Tubes?

  • Blood Clotting Research Holds Hope for Sepsis

  • FDA Approves Xenoview for use with MRI

  • FDA: Reworked Philips Trilogy Ventilators Have Additional Safety Issues

Infectious Diseases

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Electronic Letters Improve Flu Vaccine Uptake in Older Adults

Electronic Letters Improve Flu Vaccine Uptake in Older Adults

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in collaboration with Danish researchers, have identified two types of electronic letters that resulted in modest but “statistically significant” increases in influenza vaccination rates,

  • Long COVID Raises Risk of Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Issues and Mortality

  • Five RSV Articles for the Week

  • Aerosolized mRNA Pneumonia Treatment Improved Symptoms in Preclinical Study

  • A New Method to Detect RNA Viruses

  • Five Flu Stories for the Week

  • FDA Okays Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Test, First OTC Home Combo Test

  • Researchers Identify Protein That Protects Cells Against RNA Viruses

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