Category: Disorders & Diseases

Disorders & Diseases

A New Universal Flu Vaccine May Protect Against Multiple Strains, Study Finds

A team of scientists have developed a vaccine that appears to protect against the influenza strains most likely to cause global pandemics.

Disorders & Diseases

COVID-19 Cases in Nursing Homes Plummeting

Recent CMS data shows that nursing homes have seen an 82% decline in new COVID cases among residents since the peak in mid-December 2020.

Disorders & Diseases

Give Them Comfort: Controlling COPD Symptoms at the End of Life (Part I)

Patients' last days of COPD can be characterized by depression, anxiety, pain, and dyspnea. Clinicians must be alert to patient discomfort and offer appropriate palliative care and reassurance.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Wearing a Mask Does Not Affect Oxygen Saturation in Patients with or without Asthma

Wearing a mask helps to slow the spread of COVID-19 and does not impact the oxygen saturation of the wearer, regardless of if the individual has asthma or not, according to research presented at the AAAAI 2021 virtual meeting.

Infectious Diseases

Low MMR Vaccination Rates Spark Fears of Measles Outbreak

The number of children who are getting the MMR vaccination has plummeted in Bradford, a city in England, where health officials have warned about the rising risk of a measles outbreak.

Critical Care

Transport of Newborns on Inhaled Nitric Oxide: Logistics, Safety, New FDA Approval

The interhospital transport of infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) being administered inhaled nitric oxide therapy requires specialized, intensive care.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Deep Learning May Help Doctors Choose Better Lung Cancer Treatments

Physicians may one day use a machine learning model, called deep learning, to guide their treatment decisions for lung cancer patients

Sleep Medicine

Nyxoah Partners with Vanderbilt to Develop More Neurostimulation Tech for OSA

Nyxoah SA is working on getting FDA approval and has signed an exclusive license agreement with Vanderbilt University.