Practice Management News

Most adolescents who use e-cigarettes have attempted to quit in the past year but usually without seeking outside help, according to study findings published in Pediatrics.

The FDA granted class II 510(k) clearance to Sleepiz One+, a contactless remote patient monitoring device that tracks respiration rate, heart rate and movement while at rest, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

HONOLULU — Health care providers can gain a deeper understanding of both their own and their patients’ experiences through writing and participating in narrative medicine, according to a session at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Fewer old adults are hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus than COVID-19 or influenza, but those who are experience more serious outcomes than patients hospitalized with the other two illnesses, new CDC data show.

We’ve discussed non-compete restrictions and possible exceptions in our previous blog entries. In addition to non-competes, you can expect that the buyer of your practice will also expect you to agree to non-solicits and no-hires.

Radiologists had a lower rate of false positives when detecting airspace disease, pneumothorax and pleural effusion on chest X-rays compared with artificial intelligence tools, according to results published in Radiology.

The 2023 European Respiratory Society International Congress featured lectures and groundbreaking research on a wide variety of respiratory diseases/conditions.

Moderna said Wednesday that its messenger RNA-based combination vaccine against influenza and COVID-19 elicited neutralizing antibody levels that were as high — or higher — than existing vaccines in a phase 1/2 trial.

The CHEST Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 8 to 11 in Honolulu with a broad focus on celebrating community and connecting with others through storytelling.

The FDA on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents and adults, giving the country a third vaccine option heading into the fall and winter respiratory diseases season.