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Bronchodilator Responsiveness Positivity More Likely in Morning
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 – Patients are more likely to have positive bronchodilator responsiveness in the morning and in winter months, according to a study published online March 11 in Thorax. Ben...
COVID Hospital Patients Face Increased Risk Of Death For 2+ Years Afterward
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 People hospitalized for a severe bout of COVID-19 are far from in the clear after they've recovered enough to return home, a new study says. COVID hospital patients have an...
Mortality Lower With Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Emphysema
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery...
AI Can Guide Acquisition of Diagnostic-Quality Lung Ultrasound Images
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Trained health care professionals (THCPs), including medical assistants, respiratory therapists, and nurses, with artificial intelligence (AI) assistance can achieve lung...
The Best Ways to Quit Vaping
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Text-based support programs are one of the best ways to help young people quit vaping, a new evidence review says. These texts offer motivational messages and tips for...
Women Wait Longer and Are Less Likely to Receive Lung Transplant
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Women are less likely to receive a lung transplant than men and wait longer on the waiting list, but they have significantly higher posttransplant survival, according to a...
Air Quality, Not Just Fitness Level, Impacts Marathoners' Finish Times
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 – Runners put a lot of thought into how much they must eat and drink to endure a 26.2-mile marathon, properly fueling their bodies to sustain a record-setting pace. But the...
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to More Hospital Admissions
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – There is an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions for both physical and behavioral...
Distant Wildfires Tied to Increased Cardiopulmonary Disease
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 -- Increases in clinical encounters for cardiopulmonary disease are seen from exposure to remote wildfire smoke, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in JAMA Network O...
AI Guided Breath Test Could Speed COPD Diagnosis
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – Folks with difficulty breathing can learn if they have COPD from a new AI-guided lung test, a new study suggests. The newly developed AI can accurately diagnose COPD using...
1 in 6 U.S. Adults With Asthma Can't Afford Meds
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Over 3 million Americans with asthma can't afford to take their medications as prescribed, a new poll estimates. In total, about 1 in 6 folks with asthma are struggling to...
Wildfire Smoke Is Choking America's Cities -- Is Yours on the List?
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Heavy smoke from wildfires more frequently chokes the skies over the Western United States, but cities farther to the east are no longer being spared, new research shows....
RSNA: Silicosis Often Missed in Engineered Stone Countertop Workers
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – Few primary clinicians or radiologists recognize silicosis among engineered stone countertop workers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological...
Workers Who Make Kitchen Countertops Face Big Lung Hazards
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – The workers who cut and finished your sleek stone countertop may be paying a price in poor lung health, new research shows. Breathing in dust created by the manufacture of...
Breathing Dirty Air Might Raise Eczema Risks
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – Cases of the autoimmune skin condition eczema appear to rise in areas most plagued by air pollution, new research shows. Since data has long shown that rates of eczema --...
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