Category: Disorders & Diseases

Disorders & Diseases

Advancing Research on World Asthma Day

World Asthma Day, May 4, spotlights the the chronic lung disease that afflicts more than 25 million Americans, including 5.1 million children.

Disorders & Diseases

Young Children Unlikely to Spread Coronavirus at School

The pediatric population does not play a large role in the spread of COVID-19 in schools, a new study finds.

Disorders & Diseases

Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings Research Network Created

A national clinical research network called Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE) will conduct observational studies and clinical trials to develop treatment and prevention approaches tailored to children of low-income families living in urban communities.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Could Masks Improve Asthma Symptoms?

Masks, commonly worn during the pandemic to stop the spread of the coronavirus, could also be preventing asthma exacerbations.

Infectious Diseases

Over 5 Million Americans Have Missed Their Second Vaccine Dose

According to data from the CDC, 8% of people who have received a first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines have missed their second scheduled dose.

Critical Care

Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Only a small percentage of hospitalized patients with acute pulmonary embolism are discharged home from the emergency department, according to new research in the Academic Emergency Medicine journal.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Scientists Identify Protein That Could Serve As a Lung Cancer Therapeutic Target

Scientists have identified a protein that operates in tandem with a specific genetic mutation to spur lung cancer growth and could serve as a therapeutic target to treat the disease.

Sleep Medicine

The Science and Art of Getting the Right CPAP Mask Fit with the Philips Respironics Mask Selector

The new facial scanning system analyzes each patient’s anatomy to recommend a more precise CPAP mask size.