Pearl Steinzor

Adding air purifiers into the home directly improves cardiac autonomic function and respiratory health for patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Expanded Medicaid coverage reduced hospitalizations by 17% in the first 60 days of the postpartum period, a study found.

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, Vanderbilt University, discusses the nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR) is and how it's used to help identify vulnerable individuals for lung cancer and heart disease.

Individual outdoor air pollutants are linked with non-viral asthma attacks, study finds.

Despite chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) being associated with poor mental health and depression, most older adults report being free of mental illness or substance abuse, a new study has found.

A Hispanic community health study is the first of its kind to evaluate the prevalence and determinants of e-cigarette use among Hispanic and Latino populations living in the United States.

M. Hossein Kazemi, MD, medical oncologist and hematologist, Astera Cancer Care, discusses the benefits of de-escalating treatment for patients with multiple myeloma.

This year’s top 5 most-viewed videos include topics on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), cancer screening awareness, and racial/ethnic and socioeconomic barriers to care.

This year’s most-read articles on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes researchon early interventions and possible health policy solutions.

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, Vanderbilt University, spoke about the use of precision medicine approaches, such as the nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR), to improve outcomes for patients with lung cancer.

This year’s most-popular content on psoriasis include research regarding disparities and socioeconomic factors that impact psoriasis treatment and an interview on shared decision making.

A specific genetic variant of SCN1A may be associated with earlier-onset epilepsy.

This year’s most read articles on respiratory cover topics on long-term health effects of COVID-19, adolescent vaping, and more.

Kristen K Ciombor, MD, MSCI, associate professor at Vanderbilt University, explains that results of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in colorectal cancer are promising, but long-term data is still needed.

M. Hossein Kazemi, MD, medical oncologist and hematologist, Astera Cancer Care, discusses emerging tools to use to identify patients with multiple myeloma for de-escalating treatment.

The most-read rare blood articles included studies on cold agglutinin disease , hemophilia B gene therapy, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura.

This year’s most-read articles on women’s health surrounds racial inequalities, barriers to care, and other topics that affect a woman’s quality of life.

A recent genome-wide association study found hundreds of genes linked to risk for colorectal cancer among a diverse worldwide population.

Paul Thurmes, MD, medical oncologist and hematologist, Minnesota Oncology, spoke on key responsibilities and approaches that are often lacking in cancer care.

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, Vanderbilt University, spoke on increased rates of smoking and lung cancer within a particular region of the United States called "Tobacco Nation."

Overall survival for patients with combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma is poor, but those who received adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) after surgery had a prolonged recurrence-free survival (RFS).

Kristen K. Ciombor, MD, MSCI, associate professor at Vanderbilt University discusses why neoadjuvant immunotherapy is superior to other immunotherapy treatments in colorectal cancer.

M. Hossein Kazemi, MD, medical oncologist and hematologist, Astera Cancer Care, identifies key tools in de-escalating treatment for patients with multiple myeloma.

Data from the study lend support for the need for improved global health policies related to adolescent mental health, a new study finds.

Higher mortality rates linked with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are found in individuals employed in the mining and food service industries, according to a CDC analysis.

Infertility and mental health have a complex relationship, with the impact of mental distress in evaluating for infertility and fertility treatments being quite significant.

Mental and physical health aspects of quality of life (QOL) improved after sutimlimab treatment in patients with cold agglutin disease (CAD) during a phase 3 trial.

The end or relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions was associated with increased risk of severe asthma attacks.

Patients with diabetes may benefit from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as a standard of care in the primary care setting, according to a recent study that assessed clinicians’ attitudes toward prescribing these tools.

Increasing rates of marijuana consumption highlights a need for research on the effects of smoking marijuana on the lungs.