FDA Plans to Ban Popular Cold Med Data review shows that oral phenylephrine is not effective as a decongestant, agency says Nov 07, 2024
Increased Mortality Risk Among Socially Isolated Older Adults With COPD Social isolation may lead to fewer resources for managing the condition Nov 04, 2024
Year in Review: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer A look back at some of the newsworthy developments of 2024 Nov 01, 2024
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Increased Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Kids This association could provide insights into future treatment paradigms for kids Oct 31, 2024
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity? With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical Oct 31, 2024
Early Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Better Survival Largest survival benefit observed in patients who entered a cessation program within 6 months Oct 31, 2024
First U.S. Case of Bird Flu in a Pig Raises Concerns Over Threat to Humans The infection happened at a backyard farm Oct 31, 2024
'Converging' Evidence of Link Between Air Pollution and Breast Cancer Large cohort study showed cancer risk increased with exposure to fine particulate matter Oct 30, 2024
Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 30, 2024
What Is the Optimal Reliever Therapy for Difficult-to-Control Asthma? Meta-analysis says anti-inflammatory relievers beat bronchodilators in reducing exacerbations Oct 28, 2024
A Look at the Supreme Court's Upcoming Term Public health is on the chopping block once again Oct 28, 2024
Study: Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program Not a Danger to COPD Oxygen Users Prices went down but reductions in new oxygen prescriptions and discontinuations were minimal Oct 28, 2024
Metformin and Congenital Abnormalities; Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia Also in TTHealthWatch: best medications for opioid use disorder Oct 26, 2024 podcast
Health Departments Struggle to Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, Emails Reveal "We need to take steps today to prevent the worst-case scenario," says expert Oct 25, 2024
ACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up CDC advisors also formalize recommendations on extra COVID vaccine doses in the immunocompromised Oct 23, 2024
Poor Sleep at Age 40 Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging Sleep quality in early midlife predicted brain age 15 years later Oct 23, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of RSV Vaccine Abrysvo to Include All At-Risk Adults Decision was based on need for RSV protection in younger people with chronic conditions Oct 23, 2024
Asthma Drug Did Not Reduce Symptom Duration in Mild to Moderate COVID Future studies should investigate whether getting montelukast earlier makes a difference Oct 22, 2024
RSV Vaccine Tied to Fewer Hospitalizations, ED Visits in Older, High-Risk Adults However, questions remain about durability of vaccine protection, expert says Oct 20, 2024
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants Oct 19, 2024
Teen Smoking, Other Tobacco Use Dropped to Lowest Level in 25 Years, CDC Reports A drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use Oct 18, 2024
How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up? Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest Oct 18, 2024
Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 18, 2024
Air Pollution Risky After Lung Transplant Living in polluted zip codes was linked to worse outcomes after transplant Oct 17, 2024
CHEST Roundup: Diabetes in RA Patients Ups Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease Plus: nalbuphine for IPF cough and AI for reducing lung allograft discards Oct 14, 2024
Nurse in Critical Condition; JD Vance's Mom Got Obamacare; Bird Flu Cluster Grows Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 14, 2024
ACS Guidelines Expand Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility -- Is That a Good Thing? Debate highlights pros and cons of the new recommendation Oct 11, 2024
Tezepelumab for Severe Asthma Improves the Odds of a Good Night's Sleep However, analysis did not control for treatments of comorbid sleep disorders, expert points out Oct 11, 2024
Frontline EGFR/VEGF Inhibition Slows Advanced EGFR-Positive Lung Cancer Osimertinib plus ramucirumab in first line shows 9-month PFS advantage over EGFR inhibition alone Oct 10, 2024
FDA's Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely to End Decades of Racial Bias Devices three times as likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen in Black patients Oct 10, 2024
Dupilumab Improves Quality of Life for COPD Patients There remains an unmet need for effective COPD therapies, expert says Oct 10, 2024
Checkpoint Inhibitors for Lung Cancer Linked to Pulmonary Embolism Study raises questions about how to assess patient risk, experts say Oct 08, 2024
SGLT2 Inhibitors Tied to Better Outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Retrospective study suggests lower mortality risk, but mechanisms are unclear Oct 07, 2024
As #Mouthtape for Sleep Apnea Takes Off, Research Raises Concern for One Group Airflow deteriorated in one subset of patients when their mouths were kept closed Oct 03, 2024
Chemoradiation Plus Immunotherapy Fails to Improve Survival in Limited-Stage SCLC Latest negative results emphasize "critical" aspect of immunotherapy timing Oct 02, 2024
Newborns Fed Breast Milk Exclusively in Hospital Had Lower Asthma Risk It's an important time for developing a successful breastfeeding trajectory, researcher says Sep 30, 2024
Florida's 'Intimidation Campaign'; Nurses Look to Unionize; Bird Flu and Egg Prices Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 30, 2024
CDC: Kids Born During the Pandemic Got Fewer Routine Vaccinations Declines in vaccination may lead to resurgence of preventable diseases, agency warns Sep 27, 2024
COVID Preventive Drug Should Work Against Circulating Variants, FDA Now Says The agency has issued a revised fact sheet for healthcare providers Sep 27, 2024
