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Vaccine coverage for COVID-19, flu and RSV up from last year
More U.S. adults this year have been vaccinated against COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus compared with last year, although uptake of the vaccines remains low, researchers reported Thursday.
Identifying, treating patients with COPD plus diabetes, COPD plus osteoporosis
PHILADELPHIA — In addition to COPD, patients frequently have other chronic diseases on top of their lung disease, including type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis, according to a presentation at the 2024 GOLD COPD International Conference.
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‘Promoting honest and accurate conversations’ key before pregnancy in patients with ILD
BOSTON — To help patients with interstitial lung disease lower the chances of having a sick baby, physicians must have “honest and accurate conversations” with them before pregnancy, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Asthma remission is the next goal in asthma care, expert says
BOSTON — Targeting asthma remission as the next goal in asthma therapy should be prioritized, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Artificial neural network has ‘excellent’ performance in predicting COPD exacerbations
The ability of an artificial neural network to predict COPD exacerbations from urine samples was “excellent,” according to results published in ERJ Open Research.
World COPD Day 2024: Recent updates in management, treatment
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.
Q&A: Report highlights importance of satellite-derived air quality data for rural health
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.
Supraglottic airway use in emergency medical service events rises in 2022 vs. 2011
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.
Community engagement can help stock inhaler programs succeed in rural schools
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.
Pediatric asthma ‘potential source of cognitive difficulty’
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.
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