Mortality Risk

Lung function of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in California was poorer if they resided in disadvantaged vs. advantaged neighborhoods, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The beneficial impact of physical activity on mortality risk remained consistent across the adult lifespan, even growing stronger later in life, according to study results published in JAMA Open Network.

Adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension functional class three or four faced a decreased risk for all-cause mortality or morbidity events with Winrevair vs. placebo, according to phase 3 ZENITH trial topline results.

Low income corresponded with a higher risk for death among individuals with type 2 diabetes, a South Korean-based cohort analysis published in JAMA Network Open suggested.

People with cancer had more than double the risk for COVID-19 mortality than the general population, according to study results.

BOSTON — Among patients with interstitial lung disease, the risk for mortality rose if they lived less than 200 m from a major highway, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Dupilumab’s impact on exacerbation rate and lung function in adults with COPD and type 2 inflammation did not differ based on BODE index score, according to a poster presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

The risk for any-cause hospitalization/death at 1 year was comparable between patients with severe hypoxemia receiving daily 24-hour vs. 15-hour oxygen therapy, according to findings published in New England Journal of Medicine.

People with virally suppressed HIV who are hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia do not have a higher mortality risk than people without HIV, according to a study.

Older patients who had a primary care visit within 90 days after cancer surgery exhibited significantly reduced mortality risk, according to retrospective study results.