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Study: How Does BMI Impact Asthma Symptoms?

Study: How Does BMI Impact Asthma Symptoms?

There is an association between an increase in BMI and more asthma symptoms, research findings...

  • Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Study Looks at Healthcare Cost-Savings

  • How Common is Readmission After Hospitalization for COVID-19?

  • Cutting Air Pollution Emissions Could Save 50,000 Lives

  • COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki Disease Share Same Immune Response

  • Smart Pacifier Developed to Monitor Infant Health in the Hospital

  • Synthetic Cooling Agents Used at High Levels in Vaping Products

  • Researchers Use Virus to Fight Bacterial Infection Clearing Way for Lung Transplant

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Recent Cancer Treatment Connected to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

Recent Cancer Treatment Connected to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

Researchers investigated how cancer patients faired when faced with COVID-19 infections. Results were published online in PLOS ONE.

  • Flu Vaccine Cuts Heart Attack Risk

    Flu Vaccine Cuts Heart Attack Risk

  • COVID-19 Official Counts can Miss Mild Cases – Here’s How Serosurveys That Analyze Blood for Signs of Past Infection Can Help

    COVID-19 Official Counts can Miss Mild Cases – Here’s How Serosurveys That Analyze Blood for Signs of Past Infection Can Help

  • Study: Racial Disparities in Sleep Apnea Mortality

    Study: Racial Disparities in Sleep Apnea Mortality

  • Genetics May Play a Role in Managing Stress of COVID-19 Pandemic

    Genetics May Play a Role in Managing Stress of COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Flu Infects the Heart

    Flu Infects the Heart

  • Millennial Lung Study to Young Adults’ Pulmonary Health

    Millennial Lung Study to Young Adults’ Pulmonary Health

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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Practice Guidelines Issued

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Practice Guidelines Issued

Updated clinical practice guidelines from ATS/ERS cover idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and address progressive pulmonary fibrosis in patients with interstitial lung diseases other than IPF.

  • High-flow Oxygen for Severe COVID-19

    High-flow Oxygen for Severe COVID-19

  • Strategies to Reduce Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, HAP, and VAEs in the ICU

    Strategies to Reduce Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, HAP, and VAEs in the ICU

  • FDA to End Sale of Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

    FDA to End Sale of Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

  • Hydrocortisone Ineffective Against Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants

    Hydrocortisone Ineffective Against Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants

  • FDA Expands Approval of Remdesivir for Pediatric Patients

    FDA Expands Approval of Remdesivir for Pediatric Patients

  • No Greater Risk of Severe COVID for Asthma Patients

    No Greater Risk of Severe COVID for Asthma Patients

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Study: How Does BMI Impact Asthma Symptoms?

Study: How Does BMI Impact Asthma Symptoms?

There is an association between an increase in BMI and more asthma symptoms, research findings...

  • Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Study Looks at Healthcare Cost-Savings

  • How Common is Readmission After Hospitalization for COVID-19?

  • Cutting Air Pollution Emissions Could Save 50,000 Lives

  • COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki Disease Share Same Immune Response

  • Smart Pacifier Developed to Monitor Infant Health in the Hospital

  • Synthetic Cooling Agents Used at High Levels in Vaping Products

  • Researchers Use Virus to Fight Bacterial Infection Clearing Way for Lung Transplant

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FDA Approves Olumiant for Hospitalized COVID Patients

FDA Approves Olumiant for Hospitalized COVID Patients

The FDA approved Olumiant (baricitinib) for hospitalized adults with COVID-19 requiring supplemental oxygen, noninvasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or ECMO.

  • FDA Warns Against Use of Skippack Medical COVID Antigen Tests

  • What is Paxlovid and How Will it Help the Fight Against Coronavirus?

  • Highlights from the Journal CHEST’s May Edition

  • FDA Proposes Philips Offer Refunds as Option in CPAP Recall

  • Bird Flu Outbreak Nears Worst Ever

  • Allergic Asthma Helps Protect Against COVID-19, Study Finds

  • COVID Vaccine Induces Multiple Immune Responses

Pediatrics

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PICU Blood Cultures and Antibiotic Overuse

PICU Blood Cultures and Antibiotic Overuse

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a protocol to reduce the number of pediatric ICU blood cultures that is likely to reduce antibiotic prescriptions without increasing the risk of sepsis.

  • Research to Focus on Use of Azithromycin for Wheeze, Asthma in Preschoolers

  • Mandatory Masking in Schools Reduced COVID-19 Cases During Delta Surge

  • Pfizer Submits Pediatric COVID Booster for Authorization

  • Pediatric Asthma Care Has Racial and Ethnic Disparities

  • Interleukin-3 Has Positive Effect on Asthma Symptoms

  • Positive Data for Pfizer Pediatric Booster

  • Post-surgical Pediatric Opioid Prescriptions Plummet

Products & Treatment

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Class I Recall for Certain Accula SARS-CoV-2 Tests

Class I Recall for Certain Accula SARS-CoV-2 Tests

Mesa Biotech is recalling the Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test because certain lots of the test have an increased risk of giving false positive results due to contamination at the manufacturing facility, according to an FDA alert.

  • FDA Clearance for Cellvizio + Pafolacianine for Molecular Imaging

  • FDA Warns Consumers Over Counterfeit Home COVID Tests

  • Are Rapid Antigen COVID Tests Useful for Variants?

  • FDA Limits Use of J&J Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

  • New Tool to Predict Risk of COPD in People of Color

  • VitalFlo, Vitalograph Partner on Unified Digital Respiratory Monitoring Solution

  • Caire Oxygen Portfolio Expands in Brazil

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Serious Neurologic Symptoms Present in 13% of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Serious Neurologic Symptoms Present in 13% of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Nearly 13% of patients admitted for COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic developed serious...

  • Reducing Delays in Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis

  • Success of Noninvasive Respiratory Support in COVID Patients May Be Tied to Work of Breathing

  • Long COVID: 60% of Patients Have Symptoms a Year Later

  • Philips Respironics Issues V60 Ventilator Recall Over ‘Silent Shutdowns’

  • Asthma Drug Montelukast Can Block Crucial SARS-CoV-2 Protein

  • Closing Gaps in Asthma Care on World Asthma Day 2022

Smoking, Vaping & E-Cigarettes

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Scientists Still Don’t Know the Long-term Effects of Vaping on Pulmonary Function. Here’s What We Know So Far.

Scientists Still Don’t Know the Long-term Effects of Vaping on Pulmonary Function. Here’s What We Know So Far.

Clinicians agree that counseling patients on the potential effects of vaping and screening early with pulmonary function testing can reduce harm, but there is still a lot to learn about the health consequences of e-cigarettes.

  • More Than a Million Smokers Likely to Quit After United States Ban Menthol Cigarettes

  • Smoking Rates Dropping Among Americans with Depression, Substance Abuse Disorder

  • FDA Can Now Regulate Vape Products

  • Many Physicians Have Misconceptions About E-Cigarettes

  • Study: Air Pollution and Ex-Smokers With COPD

  • E-cigarettes Alter Inflammatory State of Brain, Heart, Lungs and Colon

  • A Review of E-Cigarettes Shows Vaping Leads to Smoking, the Opposite of What Supporters Claim

Critical Care

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Study Evaluates Inhaled Nitric Oxide for COVID-19

Study Evaluates Inhaled Nitric Oxide for COVID-19

Researchers assessed outcomes of INOmax inhaled nitric oxide for COVID-19 patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate ARDS.

  • Podcast: Virtual Reality in Healthcare

  • Women More Likely to Die After Heart Emergency

  • Heart Attack Patients with Dyspnea Had Worse Survival than Those with Chest Pain

  • Class I Recall Issued for Philips V60 and V60 Plus Ventilators

  • Delayed Recovery of Consciousness Common for Ventilated COVID-19 Patients

  • Getinge Flow Family Anesthesia Machines Contracted by Premier Inc

  • Virtual Reality Simulation in Critical Care and Airway Management 

Infectious Diseases

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Recall for Celltrion DiaTrust COVID Rapid Tests

Recall for Celltrion DiaTrust COVID Rapid Tests

Celltrion USA is recalling up to 311,000 affected POC DiaTrust COVID Rapid Tests because the tests may have been distributed to unauthorized users.

  • NIH to Evaluate Second COVID Booster in Adults

  • Moderna Developing Bivalent COVID Vaccine Booster

  • Four Tuberculosis Research Advancement Centers Established

  • Clinical Trial Will Study Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines

  • COVID-19 Third Leading Cause of Death in 2021

  • Skin Bacteria May Boost Immune Response of Smallpox Vaccine

  • Is Flu Season Just Getting Started? Flu Cases in Massachusetts up 44%

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Women with Asthma Twice as Likely to Die of Exacerbation

Women with Asthma Twice as Likely to Die of Exacerbation

Women with asthma are twice as likely to die from an asthma attack compared with men, data from the UK shows.

  • Unlocking a Cure for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

  • Better Ventilation Can Prevent Covid Spread. But Are Companies Paying Attention?

  • New Study Finds Climate Change Could Spark the Next Pandemic

  • An Introduction to Remote Respiratory Monitoring

  • Medtronic Appoints New Chief Scientific Officer

  • Circassia Expanding FeNO Asthma Testing into Primary Care

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