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Polluting Puff: Asthma Inhalers Are Big Contributors to Climate Change
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – Tiny puffs from asthma inhalers could be causing big climate problems for Mother Earth, a new study warns. Each inhaler dose contains some of the most potent greenhouse...
Depemokimab Cuts Exacerbation Rate in Eosinophilic Asthma
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – For patients with severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype, depemokimab reduces the annualized rate of exacerbations, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in...
Blood Test Could Gauge Your Odds for Lung Trouble Like COPD
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – An experimental blood test could one day help identify people most likely to develop severe lung problems like COPD. The test reviews a panel of 32 proteins in blood that...
Alternative Explanation Conditions Often Delay Lung Cancer Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – Conditions offering alternative explanations for lung cancer symptoms are associated with increased diagnostic intervals, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in...
Voice Changes Warn of COPD Flare-Ups
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – A flare-up in COPD can be predicted through changes in a person’s voice, a new study claims. Patients’ voices become higher-pitched, more breathy or hoarse when a flare-up i...
No Advantage Seen With Long-Term Oxygen Therapy for 24 Versus 15 Hours/Day
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – For patients starting long-term oxygen therapy for chronic, severe hypoxemia at rest, the risk for hospitalization or death within one year is comparable with long-term...
Lung Function Stable Three Years After Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Sickle Cell
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 – Lung function remains stable over three years after hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study published online...
Asthma Inhalers Tied to Large Greenhouse Gas Emissions Production
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – Inhaler devices are a substantial source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, according to a research letter published online Aug. 29 in the Journal of the ...
Structural Racism Tied to Elevated Cancer Risk From Traffic Pollutants
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – Multidimensional structural racism is associated with elevated cancer risk from traffic-related air pollutants, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in Cancer. Emily...
Improper Inhaler Use by People With COPD Is Common, Worsening Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 – Millions of people rely on medicines delivered by an inhaler to help manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). But a new European study finds many patients are...
Polyreactive Salivary Antibodies Linked to Recurrent RTI Severity
FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 – For children with recurrent respiratory tract infections (rRTIs), serum antibody levels are not associated with respiratory disease severity, but salivary polyreactive...
Lung Nodules Present in 42.0 Percent of Nonsmokers
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Lung nodules are present in 42.0 percent of nonsmokers in a Northern European population, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Radiology. Jiali Cai, M.D., from...
Some Cases of Recurrent Wheeze in Kids May Need New Treatment
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – Does your kid suffer from wheezing that returns again and again? They might be suffering from a “silent” viral lung infection that would be better treated by changing up the...
High-Intensity Interval Training Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness After Stroke
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 – For individuals after stroke, 12 weeks of short-interval high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is effective for improving cardiorespiratory fitness (V̇O2peak), according to ...
How Wildfire Smoke Could Be Harming Surgical Patients
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – Wildfire smoke could interfere with the safety of surgeries, a new study warns. Inhaling the smoke could complicate the effects of anesthesia on surgical patients, and it...
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