A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society reveals how socioeconomic factors partially explain the increased odds that Black and Hispanic Americans have of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2.
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.
US and EU students graduating medical schools are quickly being placed into hospitals to support the healthcare response to COVID-19, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Despite women’s increased vulnerability and susceptibility to COPD, cases of COPD in women often go misdiagnosed or unidentified in the earlier stages of the disease.
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A study of 3,700 adults age 40-64 found that those who added weight had accelerated decline in lung function, according to research published in Thorax.
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United States insurers and providers spent $812 billion on healthcare administration in 2017, accounting for 34% of total spending and $2,500 per American.
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The prevalence of cannabis use in the United States increased from 2005 to 2017 among persons with and without depression and was approximately twice as common among those with depression in 2017. The findings, which are published in Addiction, come from a survey-based study of 728,691 persons aged 12 years or older.
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Depression is common among lung cancer patients and can damage their quality of life and treatment outcomes, a new study indicates.
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To prevent AIDS deaths, a stronger response to tuberculosis — the leading cause of death for HIV/AIDS patients — is needed.
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Meth users had a greater risk of hospitalization for pneumonia and acute respiratory failure. Women also had a greater risk of acute exacerbation of COPD.
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Sessions at RSNA 2019 will focus on Konica Minolta’s imaging solutions for diagnosing and managing lung diseases like COPD.
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New research suggests that the greatest pollutants of office air are humans, who unwittingly carry...
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Juul, which makes the top-selling brand of electronic cigarettes in the United States, said...
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The suggestion that only black market vape products are connected to vape-related deaths and...
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Adolescents diagnosed with insomnia have a high prevalence of concurrent mental health disorders...
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