Jul 09, 2019

TUESDAY, July 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Use of a threshold of airflow obstruction of forced expiratory volume in one second:forced vital capacity (FEV1:FVC) of 0.70 discriminates chronic obstructive...

Jul 03, 2019

Data indicate that asthma-related morbidity and mortality among the elderly are increasing and that the asthma-related mortality rate among older Americans with asthma is 14 times higher when compared...

Jul 01, 2019

MONDAY, July 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with visible lung nodules, a model combining clinical and radiologic factors can predict risk for incident lung cancer, according to a study publi...

Jun 26, 2019

WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Dupixent (dupilumab) has been approved to treat nasal polyps in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today. ...

Jun 21, 2019

FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Geographic patterns of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence are similar among current smokers, former smokers, and adults who have never sm...

Jun 12, 2019

Nocturnal reflux is an underappreciated clinical challenge that many patients with gastro-esophageal disease (GERD) face. One of the main concerns with nocturnal reflux is there is no clear protocol t...

Jun 10, 2019

MONDAY, June 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, use of higher net ultrafiltration (NUF) rates for continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration is associate...

Jun 10, 2019

MONDAY, June 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An automated cough sound analyzer can serve as a diagnostic aid in the assessment of pediatric respiratory disorders, according to a study published online Ju...

Jun 10, 2019

MONDAY, June 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An intervention designed to address barriers to asthma self-management improves asthma outcomes among older adults, according to a study published online June...

Jun 07, 2019

FRIDAY, June 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulus control therapy and sleep restriction therapy are viable single-component treatments for chronic insomnia, according to a study published in the June ...

Jun 07, 2019

FRIDAY, June 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Only one-third of Philadelphia pharmacies carry naloxone nasal spray and many pharmacies require a physician's prescription, according to a study published onl...

Jun 05, 2019

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Workplace exposures contribute to the burden of respiratory conditions, according to a statement issued by the American Thoracic Society and European Respir...

Jun 03, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for May 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the ...

Jun 03, 2019

MONDAY, June 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Gout is associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolism, according to a study published in the June 3 issue of CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian M...

May 28, 2019

TUESDAY, May 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Deep learning models can improve the accuracy of lung cancer screening, according to a study published online May 20 in Nature Medicine. Diego Ardila, from G...

May 28, 2019

TUESDAY, May 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Decreases in ambient nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) are associated with lower asthma incidence in children, according to a study publish...

May 23, 2019

THURSDAY, May 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) are associated with increased likelihood of reporting fo...

May 22, 2019

New research was presented at ATS 2019, The annual American Thoracic Society International Conference, from May 17-22 in Dallas. The features below highlight some of the studies presented at the confe...

May 22, 2019

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with men, women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have reduced respiratory-specific and general quality of life (QoL) and are more ...

May 20, 2019

MONDAY, May 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Improvements in systems of care are necessary to implement advances in treatment and care of stroke patients, according to a policy statement issued by the Ame...