Respiratory Medicine News

The FDA has proposed limiting the level of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products like cigars and pipe tobacco to make them “minimally or nonaddictive,” according to a press release from the agency.

Children with asthma who visited an allergy specialist were 21% less likely to visit the ED or be hospitalized compared with children who did not, according to findings published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, raising the number to 28 states, which represents roughly 65% of the nation’s milk production, the agency said.

Researchers developed a computer-based tool to evaluate hospitalized patients for suspected tuberculosis that correctly identified 100% of cases, which could help prevent spread to other patients, they said.

A person hospitalized last month with the first case of severe bird flu in the United States has died, Louisiana health officials announced Monday.

The most-read Healio Pediatrics story of 2024 was a Q&A with Lisa L. Abuogi, MD, MSc, FAAP, who co-authored the AAP’s policy statement in support of breastfeeding for parents with HIV.

The FDA has announced a proposed rule that would require manufacturers of talc-containing cosmetic products to use standardized testing methods to identify the presence of asbestos, a known carcinogen.

The CDC on Wednesday confirmed the first severe case of bird flu in the United States.

The FDA accepted a biologics license application for Merck’s respiratory syncytial virus immunization, clesrovimab, the company announced Tuesday.