'Minimal' Benefit Seen With Antibiotics for Acute Sinusitis in Kids Effect did not depend on nasal discharge color Jul 25, 2023
Cytisinicline Shows Efficacy for Smoking Cessation Improved rates of continuous abstinence after 6 or 12 weeks Jul 11, 2023
Places With Smoke-Free Laws Have the Best Health Outcomes Less cardiovascular, respiratory system disease seen where there are tobacco control policies Jul 07, 2023
Role for Paxlovid in Younger COVID Patients With Serious Comorbidities Better outcomes for people with cancer or heart disease, matched cohort finds Jul 06, 2023
Check SSc-ILD Patients on Ofev for Malnutrition, Study Suggests Trial data show rates higher, though still low, with drug versus placebo Jun 26, 2023
Video Laryngoscopy Wins for Tracheal Intubation on the First Try DEVICE trial finds higher success rates versus direct laryngoscope in the critically ill Jun 16, 2023
Breathing Support Type Matters for Preventing Extubation Failure in the PICU CPAP, BiPAP, nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy Jun 05, 2023
How Race-Neutral Equations for Pulmonary Testing Affect Patients Changes in interpretations of results observed in Black and white patients Jun 02, 2023
Gas Stove Use Linked to Indoor Pollutant Levels Roundup of news on pollution exposures also delves into interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis May 25, 2023
Novel PAH Drug Shows Promise in Mid-Stage Trial Seralutinib treatment reduced pulmonary vascular resistance in heavily treated patients May 23, 2023
Pulmonary Clot Thrombectomy Has Lasting Benefits Longer-term trial results support durable quality-of-life advantage May 21, 2023
Sleep Apnea Patients Prone to Higher Long COVID Risk Study suggests close monitoring of adults with obstructive sleep apnea May 12, 2023
Daytime Sleepiness Drugs of Varying Performance in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Solriamfetol had particularly strong showing in network meta-analysis May 08, 2023
Exercise Rehab Helpful After Pulmonary Embolism Patients saw improvements in walking, quality of life May 05, 2023
Cognitive Testing Flags COPD Patients Unable to Maintain Proper Inhaler Technique Lower MoCA scores associated with improper inhaler use despite face-to-face training Apr 28, 2023
FDA Extends Trikafta Approval to Even Younger Cystic Fibrosis Patients Patients ages 2 to 5 years now eligible for the triple therapy Apr 27, 2023
Doctors Warn About Portable Oxygen Machines Sold Online OTC devices don't work as well as prescription devices -- if they work at all, study shows Apr 27, 2023
Helmet CPAP Leads Noninvasive Ventilation Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failure Showdown of HFNC and helmet- and face mask-based modalities in meta-analysis Apr 23, 2023
Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infants No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients Apr 19, 2023
ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groups Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy Apr 07, 2023
Not Diagnosed Sooner Because He Wasn't White Presented with classic signs and symptoms, but still not tested Apr 07, 2023 podcast
Fatty Acid Tube Feeding May Backfire for Preemie Breathing Disorder Supplemental nutrition did not stave off bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants Mar 22, 2023
Tofacitinib May Reduce Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease in RA Patients Retrospective study shows a 69% lower risk with tofacitinib compared with adalimumab Mar 21, 2023
Pulse Oximeters Confirmed to Be Biased for Black Kids These patients are prone to get false negatives in hypoxemia Mar 20, 2023
Routine Bronchoscopy May Help Guide Therapies for Severe Asthma Procedure helped identify tissue-blood eosinophil mismatch, treatable comorbidities Mar 15, 2023
Diagnosis, Death in Pulmonary Fibrosis Seen Earlier in Black Patients Disparities in age pervasive, say researchers Mar 13, 2023
Typical Chest CTs for COVID Less Common After Omicron, Vaccination More vaccine doses associated with less severe CT results as well Mar 09, 2023
Sotatercept, Fixed-Dose Combo Therapy on the Right Path for PAH More therapeutic options suggested by STELLAR, A DUE trials Mar 06, 2023
Balloon Mitral Valvotomy Interrupted by Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Young Woman Patient recovered quickly, thanks to cardiologist's fast response Mar 06, 2023
Fauci on Lab Leak; Murder Charge for Respiratory Therapist; Extra SNAP Benefits End Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Mar 01, 2023
Higher Dose of Ivermectin, and for Longer, Still No Help Against COVID Losing streak continues for controversial antiparasitic Feb 23, 2023
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Feb 15, 2023
Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do At-Home Testing Devices Measure Up? Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain Feb 06, 2023
Unmet Medical Needs Common After ICU Care Study points to "stark mismatch" in care before discharge and after Jan 25, 2023
Pediatric Respiratory Failure No Better Off With Early High-Flow Oxygen Randomized trial only applies to toddlers without COVID-19, though Jan 24, 2023
Why Is a Fit Swimmer Breathless and Coughing Up Blood? Case highlights a little-known, potentially dangerous, often recurrent condition of swimmers Jan 17, 2023
Conspiracy Theorists' Cancer Beliefs; HIV Meds and Ethnicity Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium levels and health outcomes Jan 07, 2023 podcast
Weakened Diaphragm May Contribute to Long COVID Dyspnea Study suggests potential for a therapeutic intervention Jan 06, 2023
Black Patients Less Likely to Get Advanced Treatments for PE Also less likely for patients on Medicare and Medicaid Dec 12, 2022
Not Just a Miner's Problem: Workplace Fumes, Dust Tied to RA Swedish study expands range of airborne toxics associated with rheumatic disease Dec 06, 2022
