Practice Management News

Among adults with difficult asthma and obesity, more improvement in asthma control and quality of life was found with a weight management program vs. usual care at week 16, according to results published in CHEST.

In healthy adults, higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids promoted lung health by lowering the rate of yearly lung function decline, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Most investors, when considering their financial future, have a common number one concern – that they will not have saved enough to sustain them in retirement. In other words, they fear that they will outlive their money.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, maintained its position as No. 1 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Hospitals for pulmonology and lung surgery.

On Aug. 1, lung and respiratory organizations come together to honor World Lung Cancer Day and raise awareness for one of the most common cancers.

Women were more likely than men to leave academic medicine at all career stages, highlighting the need for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts that target recruiting and retaining female physicians, according to an expert.

A large study in the United Kingdom revealed some “epidemiologic nuances” of COVID-19 in children, experts said.

Fifteen months following COVID-19 hospitalization, both ventilated and nonventilated patients displayed diaphragm muscle weakness, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Approximately 16% of children and adolescents diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 had a persistent symptom 3 months after infection, according to the results of a systematic review of more than 15,000 patients.

In this video, Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, spoke about case presentations and panel discussion on asthma relievers from the American Thoracic Society International Conference.