Pulmonology News

The ability of an artificial neural network to predict COPD exacerbations from urine samples was “excellent,” according to results published in ERJ Open Research.

November 20 marks World COPD Day 2024, a worldwide effort with three goals: raising awareness, sharing knowledge and discussing ways to lower disease burden, according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.

With the known negative impacts of air pollution on health, especially in patients with respiratory diseases/conditions, lacking local air quality and pollution data can be detrimental to an individual’s well-being.

Between 2011 and 2022, supraglottic airway use in cardiac arrest and pediatric emergency medical service events went up, whereas endotracheal intubation use went down, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

BOSTON — Community engagement can help stock inhaler programs for underserved rural schools succeed, according to two posters presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

During assessments of episodic memory, processing speed, and inhibition and attention, children with vs. without asthma had poorer scores, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Among adult smokers who moved from smoking cigarettes to e-cigarettes exclusively, wheeze resolution went up, but this was not the case if they moved to dual use, according to results published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Most people at high risk for lung cancer have not discussed screening for the disease with their clinician or have even heard of the test, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

BOSTON — Macrolides likely reduce severe exacerbations and improve quality of life and asthma control among patients with asthma, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.