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OSA: Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Effect of CPAP

Researchers look at how to treat obstructive sleep apnea and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

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On World Lung Cancer Day, A Push for Early Screenings

Each year on August 1st, the global respiratory community recognizes World Lung Cancer Day as a way to increase awareness and resources to fight the disease that accounts for 1-in-4 cancer deaths.

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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Reduced Hospital Stay and Supplemental Oxygen Use in Pregnant Women with COVID-19 Pneumonia

High-dose inhaled nitric oxide led to more rapid weaning from supplemental oxygen and reduced length of hospital stay in pregnant women hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Disorders & Diseases

Study: Dupilumab for Sinusitis in Well-Controlled Asthma

In patients with eosinophilic sinusitis and comorbid bronchial asthma, sinusitis treatment with dupilumab may ease asthma symptoms.

Pediatrics

FDA Approves Vaxneuvance Pneumococcal Vaccine for Infants, Children

The FDA has expanded the approval for Merck's Vaxneuvance for prevention of invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae to include children 6 weeks through 17 years of age.

Products & Treatment

Werfen Launches GEMweb Live Real-time Diagnostics Dashboard

Werfen has released GEMweb Live, a real-time onscreen viewer of diagnostic test results for cardiac surgical procedures.

Smoking, Vaping & E-Cigarettes

Smoking Increases Risk of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes

Research published in PLoS ONE assessed the association of smoking with COVID-19 complications.

Critical Care

Electrical Stimulation Treats Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression

A novel treatment for opioid-induced respiratory depression that administers electrical pulses to the back of the neck helped anesthetized patients undergoing neurosurgery regain respiratory control following high dosage opioid use.

Infectious Diseases

Bird Flu Hits Seals, Red Foxes, Bobcats and Other Mammals

At least seven states have detected the bird flu in red fox kits, to which the pathogen appeared to be particularly lethal.