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A photo of a female physical therapist assisting a mature male with resistance training.

<乌鸦传媒>Exercise Rehab Helpful After Pulmonary Embolism

Patients saw improvements in walking, quality of life

A photo of a young female physician watching her senior male patient use an inhaler

<乌鸦传媒>Cognitive Testing Flags COPD Patients Unable to Maintain Proper Inhaler Technique

Lower MoCA scores associated with improper inhaler use despite face-to-face training

FDA APPROVED elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (Trikafta) over a photo of a little girl on a couch using a nebulizer.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Extends Trikafta Approval to Even Younger Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Patients ages 2 to 5 years now eligible for the triple therapy

A photo of a portable oxygen concentrator.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Warn About Portable Oxygen Machines Sold Online

OTC devices don't work as well as prescription devices -- if they work at all, study shows

A photo of a female nurse in full protective gear standing at the bedside of a senior man wearing a helmet CPAP.

<乌鸦传媒>Helmet CPAP Leads Noninvasive Ventilation Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failure

Showdown of HFNC and helmet- and face mask-based modalities in meta-analysis

A photo of a cerebral oximeter attached to the forehead of an infant.

<乌鸦传媒>Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infants

No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients

A photo of a nurse adjusting the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine connected to a patient in the ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groups

Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy

<乌鸦传媒>Not Diagnosed Sooner Because He Wasn't White

Presented with classic signs and symptoms, but still not tested

A photo of a preterm baby in an incubator.

<乌鸦传媒>Fatty Acid Tube Feeding May Backfire for Preemie Breathing Disorder

Supplemental nutrition did not stave off bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants

A photo of a bottle of Xeljanz tablets over a CT image of a patient with interstitial lung disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Tofacitinib May Reduce Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease in RA Patients

Retrospective study shows a 69% lower risk with tofacitinib compared with adalimumab

A photo of a mature male physician placing a pulse oximeter on the finger of a little girl.

<乌鸦传媒>Pulse Oximeters Confirmed to Be Biased for Black Kids

These patients are prone to get false negatives in hypoxemia

A photo of a physician performing a bronchoscopy

<乌鸦传媒>Routine Bronchoscopy May Help Guide Therapies for Severe Asthma

Procedure helped identify tissue-blood eosinophil mismatch, treatable comorbidities

A chest x-ray of a patient with pulmonary fibrosis

<乌鸦传媒>Diagnosis, Death in Pulmonary Fibrosis Seen Earlier in Black Patients

Disparities in age pervasive, say researchers

A chest CT scan of a patient with COVID

<乌鸦传媒>Typical Chest CTs for COVID Less Common After Omicron, Vaccination

More vaccine doses associated with less severe CT results as well

ACC over a photo of Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

<乌鸦传媒>Sotatercept, Fixed-Dose Combo Therapy on the Right Path for PAH

More therapeutic options suggested by STELLAR, A DUE trials

A photo of a young woman wearing a holter monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>Balloon Mitral Valvotomy Interrupted by Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Young Woman

Patient recovered quickly, thanks to cardiologist's fast response

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Fauci on Lab Leak; Murder Charge for Respiratory Therapist; Extra SNAP Benefits End

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

CROI over a photo of the Seattle Convention Center Summit in Seattle, Washington.

<乌鸦传媒>Higher Dose of Ivermectin, and for Longer, Still No Help Against COVID

Losing streak continues for controversial antiparasitic

An x-ray of a patient鈥檚 lungs with covid.

<乌鸦传媒>Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID

39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds

A photo of a mature woman sleeping with a sleep apnea mask

<乌鸦传媒>Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do At-Home Testing Devices Measure Up?

Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain

SCCM over a photo of the Moscone Convention Center West in San Francisco, California

<乌鸦传媒>Unmet Medical Needs Common After ICU Care

Study points to "stark mismatch" in care before discharge and after

SCCM over a photo of the Moscone Convention Center West in San Francisco, California

<乌鸦传媒>Pediatric Respiratory Failure No Better Off With Early High-Flow Oxygen

Randomized trial only applies to toddlers without COVID-19, though

A photo of a mature female swimmer adjusting her goggles.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Is a Fit Swimmer Breathless and Coughing Up Blood?

Case highlights a little-known, potentially dangerous, often recurrent condition of swimmers

<乌鸦传媒>Conspiracy Theorists' Cancer Beliefs; HIV Meds and Ethnicity

Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium levels and health outcomes

A medical illustration of the muscles of the diaphragm.

<乌鸦传媒>Weakened Diaphragm May Contribute to Long COVID Dyspnea

Study suggests potential for a therapeutic intervention

ASH over a photo of Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

<乌鸦传媒>Black Patients Less Likely to Get Advanced Treatments for PE

Also less likely for patients on Medicare and Medicaid

A photo of a man welding a steel plate on the street in New York City.

<乌鸦传媒>Not Just a Miner's Problem: Workplace Fumes, Dust Tied to RA

Swedish study expands range of airborne toxics associated with rheumatic disease

Asthma inhaler, stethoscope and pills on white wooden background.

<乌鸦传媒>Low-Dose Morphine Not Helpful for COPD Patients With Chronic Dyspnea

More research needed to distinguish physiological from behavioral effects of dyspnea

A photo of a woman ashing her cigarette into an ashtray on her pregnant belly.

<乌鸦传媒>Kids Exposed to Smoke In Utero Had Better Lung Function If Moms Popped Vitamin C

Follow-up findings from VCSIP trial shows better airway flow, decreased wheeze at age 5 years

A photo of a mature man smoking a marijuana cigarette in his back yard.

<乌鸦传媒>Marijuana Smoking Increases Emphysema Risk, Study Suggests

Airway inflammation also more common in marijuana smokers than tobacco-only smokers

ACR over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

<乌鸦传媒>Safer Alternative to Cyclophosphamide at Hand for ILD?

Drug targeting B cells as effective as broad-spectrum immunosuppressant in lung disease

Photo of a man monitoring oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter.

<乌鸦传媒>Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Says

Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say

A photo of medical staff adjusting the ECMO life support unit in the ICU

<乌鸦传媒>ECMO May Come With Mental Health Costs

Use of ECMO for critical illness linked to modestly increased risk of new mental health diagnoses

IDWeek over a photo of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC

<乌鸦传媒>Sabizabulin Benefit in Hospitalized COVID Seen Early in Disease Course

Fewer deaths with microtubule disruptor for patients only needing oxygen via mask or nasal prongs

CHEST over a photo of Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee

<乌鸦传媒>Pulmonary Rehab May Benefit Some Patients After Severe COVID

Small study from India suggests improvements, but larger, longer follow-up studies are needed

CHEST over a photo of Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee

<乌鸦传媒>Older, Sicker Patients Benefit From ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplant

CHEST session also examined other hot topics in lung transplant

A computer rendering of catheter-directed thrombolysis

<乌鸦传媒>Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Promising for Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Strategy may mitigate the drawback of major bleeding

CHEST over a photo of Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee

<乌鸦传媒>Biologic Dupilumab Shows Sustained Benefit in Asthma Patients

Reduced oral corticosteroid use, improved lung function maintained after nearly 2 years

CHEST over a photo of Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee

<乌鸦传媒>Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Persist; Sex Differences in COPD Treatment

Studies from annual CHEST meeting spotlight disparities in care

CHEST over a photo of Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee

<乌鸦传媒>Radiographic Lung Changes Common With Pulmonary Long COVID Symptoms

But significant declines in pulmonary, physical function not evident in interim analyses

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