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Healthy Lifestyle Can Further Lower Risk for Death in Former Smokers

Persistent Pulmonary Dysfunction Seen in Children After COVID-19

CDC Says Universal Masking Can Be Dropped in Some Nursing Homes, Hospitals

Outcomes May Be Better for Warfarin Users Who Stop Aspirin Use

Lung Volume Reduction Procedures Compared in Emphysema

Physician Burnout Significantly Increased During 2020 to 2021

Medical Debt Tied to Worsening of Food, Housing Insecurity

Paternal Childhood Smoke Exposure Tied to Asthma Risk in Offspring

Recommendations Issued for Perioperative Antithrombotic Management

Prenatal Fish Oil, High-Dose Vitamin D Cuts Croup Risk in Offspring

Traffic-Related Air Pollution May Impact Women More

Bebtelovimab Appears Reliable for COVID-19 During Omicron Epoch

Physician Burnout May Raise Risk for Patient Safety Events

Twelfth Version of Living Guideline Issued for Drugs for COVID-19

Bedaquiline-Pretomanid-Linezolid Regimens Compared for XDR TB

cfDNA Increased in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Pediatric Brain Abscess, Empyema Hospitalizations Peaked in March 2022

ACIP Recommends PCV15 for Children Younger Than 19 Years

Risk Factors ID’d for New Long-Term Opioid Use After Lung Cancer Surgery

Summary Elixhauser Comorbidity Score Developed for Use in Older Adults

OOP Costs for Cancer Treatments Increased From 2009 to 2016

Biden Makes Another Push for Cancer Moonshot Initiative

Telemedicine, In-Person Visits Show High Diagnostic Concordance

COVID-19 Diagnosed in 0.1 Percent of Neonates

AI Model May Detect COVID-19 Cases Using Voice Changes

Pressure Injury Prediction Tool Lacking for Severe COVID-19 Patients

Flu Vaccine Offers Moderate Protection From Stroke

COVID-19 Vaccines Likely to Become Annual Shots: White House

First Needle-Free COVID-19 Vaccines Receive Approval in India, China

Juul to Pay $438.5 Million for Its Role in Teen Vaping Crisis

Glucocorticoid Use Tied to Decreased White Matter Integrity

Plasma Viral Antigen Linked to Baseline Severity of COVID-19

AI Model Can Help Segment NSCLC Tumors on CT Images

Air Pollution Increases Heart Attacks in Nonsmokers

Flu Shot Recommended for All Children ≥6 Months, Early in Season

Bronchodilator Does Not Improve Respiratory Symptoms for Tobacco-Exposed

59.5 Percent of Adult ED Visits Are for Patients With Chronic Conditions

U.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic

FDA Approves First Treatment for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency

FDA Warns of Dangers From Skin-Lightening Creams

U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 0.9 Years From 2020 to 2021

Pathway Programs for Medical School Diversity Disrupted by Pandemic

ACS Issues Nutrition, Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors

Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID

2019 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Life Expectancy in All States, D.C.

Asthma Risk May Be Increased in Oil Spill Response, Cleanup Workers

Pathogenic Germline Variants ID’d in Patients With Lung Cancer

Risk for ILD/Pneumonitis Examined for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan

Losses From Smoking-Related Cancer Deaths in the U.S. Estimated

Blood Biomarker Linked to Incident VTE in COVID-19 Patients

Drop Seen in Transplantation in 2020 With COVID-19 Pandemic

Behavioral Risk Factors Contributed Most to Global Cancer Burden in 2019

Day Care Tied to Morbidity in Children Born Preterm With BPD

Patients Have Higher Health Care Use After COVID-19 Infection

CDC Director Says Agency Needs Major Overhaul

Dupilumab Studied in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19

Text Message Reminders Promote Receipt of Second Flu Shot

Mepolizumab Cuts Exacerbations in Children With Severe Asthma

Tabrecta Gains Full FDA Approval for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

U.K. Is First Country to Approve Moderna Omicron-Targeted Vaccine

Most Women With Lung Cancer Report Sexual Dysfunction

How Will New Federal Legislation Cut Drug Costs?

Symptoms Linger for Some Children After Acute COVID-19, MIS-C

Survival Benefit With Triple Therapy for Severe COVID-19

Survival Benefit Seen With Triple Therapy for Severe COVID-19

Biden Signs Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits

Burden of Disease Attributed to PFAS Exposure High in the U.S.

Dexmedetomidine Cuts Perioperative Respiratory AEs in Tonsillectomy

Lung Cancer Risk Increased for Smokers Not Offered Annual Screening

Poll: Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care

Cancer Risk Higher for Men Versus Women at Most Shared Anatomic Sites

Smoking Cessation Activity Down in U.S. Adults During Pandemic

COPD Remains Considerable Public Health Burden Globally

Persistence of Somatic Symptoms After COVID-19 Quantified

Smaller Airway Lumen Sizes Seen in Women Versus Men

Post-COVID-19 Symptoms, Conditions ID’d in U.S. Children

Pediatric Obesity Subtypes ID’d in Latent Class Analysis

Australia’s Current Flu Season Is Tough: Will America’s Be the Same?

Racial, Ethnic-Minority Infants Older at First Cystic Fibrosis Evaluation

Just 8 Percent of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low

Inhaled Nitric Oxide May Ease Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in Pregnant Women

AMA: Nine in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private

Hearing Loss, Tinnitus Common After Neurotoxic Chemo for Cancer

AI Can Help ID Incidental PE on Conventional Chest CT Exams

Limited English Proficiency Tied to Worse Access to Health Care

Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll

Smoking Tied to Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19

Rate of In-Hospital Adverse Events Declined From 2010 to 2019

OCS-Sparing Effect of Dupilumab for Severe Asthma Maintained

Tobacco Content Exposure on Social Media Tied to Actual Use

FDA to Take a Hard Look at Its Food, Tobacco Programs

Emphysema Identified in Adults With Normal Spirometry

Urgent Health Care Use Up for Adults With Concomitant Eczema, Asthma

Occult Hypoxemia More Likely Among Black Inpatients

CDC Warns of Dangerous Virus Infecting Babies in Multiple States

Extreme Heat, Air Pollution Tied to Higher Mortality Risk

Diagnosis With Late-Stage Cancer More Likely Without Private Insurance

NIH Trial Underway for Universal Flu Vaccine

Asian, Black, Hispanic Patients Have Higher Pulse Oximetry Readings

Telemedicine Success Tied to Patient Outcomes in Thoracic Cancer

Changes in Alzheimer Biomarkers Tied to Withdrawal of PAP for OSA

Resilience and Stress Management Program Aids Health Care Workers

FDA Temporarily Suspends Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes

Impact of Affiliation Mixed for Rural U.S. Hospitals

Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Multimorbidity Clusters

Framework Issued for Developing Living Practice Guidelines

Prevalence of COVID-19-Related Croup Up During Omicron

Children <12 Need Not Repeat HIV, Hep B/C Tests Before Transplant Surgery

NHS Privatization Tied to Increase in Treatable Mortality

Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Authority Over Power Plant Emissions

JCAHO Standards Not Always Supported by High-Quality Evidence

Integration of AI Platform Can Cut Time for Chest CT Interpretation

Specific Environmental Factors Tied to Mortality Risk

Life Expectancy in the U.S. Varies by Race, Ethnicity, State

After Appeal, Court Rules Juul Can Still Sell E-Cigarettes for Now

More Than 18 Million Cancer Survivors Living in U.S. as of Jan. 1, 2022

FDA Bans Juul E-Cigarettes From U.S. Market

CDC Panel Urges Seniors to Get New, More Potent Flu Shot This Fall

Risk Score Developed for RA-Linked Interstitial Lung Disease

Challenge Study Shows Efficacy of RSV Vaccine in Healthy Adults

Sex Differences Seen in COVID-19 Sequelae, Long COVID

FDA to Ban Juul E-Cigarettes From U.S. Markets

Female Sex Hormones Tied to Sleep Apnea Symptoms in Women

AAP Updates Recommendations for Safe Infant Sleep Practices

More African-Americans Screened for Lung Cancer With USPSTF 2021 Criteria

Study Compares Baricitinib to Dexamethasone for COVID-19

Azithromycin Improves Outcomes in Poorly Controlled Child Asthma

Medicare Could Have Saved $3.6 Billion on Generic Drugs in 2020

Income, Education Linked to Advanced Stage of Diagnosis of NSCLC

Medicaid Expansion Buffered Health Coverage Loss During Pandemic

Continued CPAP Use Cuts Risk for Death

Disparities in Life Expectancy by Race, Ethnicity, County Persist

Chronically Ill WTC Responders Face Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19

2010 to 2020 Saw Number of Heat Days Up in Arizona Counties

Exercise May Boost Immune Response to Flu Vaccine

20 Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity Daily Advised for Teens

Hospital Interns Spend Only 13.4 Percent of Time in Patient Rooms

Half of Hospitals Have Implemented No Price Transparency

ASCO: Ramucirumab Plus Pembrolizumab Promising in NSCLC

Food Allergy Tied to Lower Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection

New Drug Launch Prices Increasing Exponentially Each Year

Perception of E-Cigarettes as More Harmful Increased 2019 to 2020

Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Risk for Exacerbation in COPD

Actions Against Physician Licenses Due to Substance Use Down

More Clinical Benefits of Molnupiravir ID’d in COVID-19

Many Parents OK With Use of AI to Help Treat Child With Respiratory Illness...

Oxygen Saturation Overestimated in Minority COVID-19 Patients

Outcomes Seem No Worse With Stereotactic RT for Brain Mets in SCLC

Lung Abnormalities ID’d on Hp-XeMRI in Nonhospitalized Long COVID Patients

Longer Duration of Breastfeeding Tied to Lower Childhood Asthma Risk

Hispanic, Black Physicians Underrepresented in the United States

Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Increased COVID-19 Severity

Majority of New Tobacco Users Aged 14 to 17 in 2019 Vaped Daily

Airway Injuries Severe Consequence of Button Battery Ingestion

Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Severe SARS-CoV-2 Outcomes

AMA Survey Shows Lack of Progress on Prior Authorization Reforms

Survey IDs Challenges of Health Care Environmental Hygiene

Several Health Indicators Differ for LBG, Heterosexual Adults

AI Aids Assessment of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules on CT

Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Feasible for Pneumonia Diagnosis in Primary Care

Post-COVID Conditions Are Common Among Adult Survivors

Extreme Heat Tied to Higher All-Cause Mortality

E-Cigarette Use Tied to Excess Health Care Utilization

Global Burden of RSV Profiled in Children Aged 0 to 60 Months in 2019

Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination

1999 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Cancer Mortality for Blacks in the U.S.

Regulatory, Patent Reform Needed for Inhalers for Asthma, COPD

Tezepelumab Effective for Severe, Uncontrolled Asthma

Follow-Up Often Delayed After High-Risk Findings on Lung Cancer Screening

Pollution Accounts for One in Six Deaths Worldwide

Medicaid Expansion Affected Overall Survival Rates Among Cancer Patients

Increased Flexibility Seen in Preapproval Evidence for New Drugs

Albuterol Plus Budesonide Cuts Exacerbations in Asthma

Emphysema Prevalence Higher in Black Adults

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Higher With COPD

Cessation Program in Cancer Clinics May Reach More Tobacco Smokers

Slight Increase Reported in Lung Cancer, Brain Tumors With Wildfire Exposure

Previous Myocardial Injury Tied to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

Number of Mesothelioma Deaths Up Among Women From 1999 to 2020

Neuropsychiatric Sequelae Similar for Severe COVID-19, SARI

Early Tracheostomy No Aid for Severe Stroke Outcomes

Recent Cancer Treatment Linked to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

Lack of Asthma Control More Likely With COVID-19-Related Anxiety

USPSTF Still Advises Against COPD Screening for Asymptomatic Adults

Recommendations Updated for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

COPD Mortality Rates for Women Remained Unchanged From 1999 to 2019

Risk for Fatal Drowning Up With Certain Preexisting Conditions

Asthma in Adults May Raise Risk for Subsequent Obesity

30.0 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in U.S. in 2021

Decrease in Youth Smoking Menthol Cigarettes After Cigarette Ban

Online Breathing Program Can Up Mental HRQoL in Long COVID

Emphysema on CT Linked to Increased Risk for Lung Cancer

COVID-19 Pneumonia Hospitalization Tied to New-Onset Dementia

1.3 Million Smokers May Quit if U.S. Bans Menthol Cigarettes

Affirmative Action Bans Cut Percent of Underrepresented Med Students

Almost 30 Percent of COVID-19 Patients Develop ‘Long COVID’

Sexual Minority Students Perceive Medical School Less Favorably

FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report

Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism

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