Most recent by Isabella Hornick
Patients with COPD plus depression or anxiety experience greater disease burden
Patients with COPD plus a depression/anxiety disorder had poorer scores related to disease burden and health-related quality of life, according to data published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.
All-cause, cardiovascular mortality risks in OSA fall with positive airway pressure use
Use of positive airway pressure therapy decreased the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in adults with obstructive sleep apnea, according to findings published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Q&A: Public transit signs educate Chicago parents on newborn screening, cystic fibrosis
To educate parents on the importance of newborn screening, following up after abnormal results and detecting cystic fibrosis, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago unveiled a new campaign, according to a press release.
RSV clinical, societal burden in primary care differs in five European countries
In primary care settings, the burden of RSV on young children and their guardians often varied between the countries of Belgium, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and the U.K., according to results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
COVID-19 pneumonia negatively impacts hospitalization outcomes on ECMO
Having COVID-19 pneumonia vs. non-COVID-19 pneumonia while receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation negatively impacted inpatient mortality odds and length of stay, according to data published in American Journal of Critical Care.
GOLD COPD exacerbation history groups ‘mediocre’ in exacerbation risk estimation
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, COPD exacerbation history groups were “mediocre” in estimating moderate and severe exacerbation risk at 1 and 4 years, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.
83.1% of children prescribed respiratory medication in first 10 years
Among children born in France, 83.1% had been prescribed a respiratory medication during the ages of 0 through 10 years, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.
Wood dust exposure negatively impacts lung function in carpenters
Between a group of carpenters and an age-, sex- and height-matched group of university employees, carpenters had worse average lung function values, according to results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
Industries, occupations with high IPF mortality in 2020 to 2022 differ by sex
Jobs with high IPF mortality ratios differed by sex, but notable categories for both included the public administration industry and health care practitioners and technical occupations, according to study findings.
Celebrating World Sleep Day across specialties: OSA ‘touches every organ’
Across the globe, health care professionals are celebrating World Sleep Day, an event created by the World Sleep Society, on March 14.