Top news of August: Smoking quit attempts, cesarean birth raises future asthma risk and more
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The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in August.
Highlights include a study that reported changes in sleep apnea were linked to cognitive impairment and brain structure alterations; an increase in adult and pediatric mechanical ventilator use during the COVID-19 pandemic; environmental exposure risks in people with pulmonary fibrosis; the influence of cesarean birth on childhood asthma risk; selexipag in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; and more.
Read these articles, and others, below, in no particular order.
Smoking quit attempts declined during COVID-19 pandemic
Among U.S. adults, there was an immediate decrease in smoking-cessation activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published in JAMA Network Open. Read more
Sleep apnea changes associated with cognitive impairment, brain structure alterations
Changes in obstructive sleep apnea status were linked with white matter integrity and cognitive performance, suggesting that timely intervention of OSA could help preserve brain health, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. Read more
Children with asthma not at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, study finds
In a recent study, researchers concluded that children with asthma have similar risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with children without asthma. Read more
‘Substantial increase’ in mechanical ventilators reported by acute care hospitals in 2020
A new study highlighted an increase in adult and pediatric mechanical ventilators reported by acute care hospitals in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with 2019. Read more
Smaller airway structures may increase risk for COPD in women
Smaller airway structures among women were associated with increased risk for chronic lung diseases including COPD, according to secondary analyses of the COPDGene cohort. Read more
Environmental exposures common in people with pulmonary fibrosis
Among individuals with familial pulmonary fibrosis, environmental exposures are common, vary by sex and influence the CT pattern, timing of disease onset and mortality. Read more
US cystic fibrosis newborn screening programs led to improved nutritional, pulmonary outcomes
Birth by cesarean section may influence risk for childhood asthma
Birth by cesarean section was associated with an increase in risk for childhood asthma, researchers reported in European Respiratory Journal. Read more
Children’s interstitial lung disease tied to high utilization of health care services
Children’s interstitial lung diseases were associated with high utilization of health care services in European countries and subsequent economic burden on health systems. Read more
Selexipag improves pulmonary vascular resistance, other hemodynamics in CTEPH
Selexipag improved pulmonary vascular resistance and other hemodynamic variables among patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, according to results published in European Respiratory Journal. Read more