Disparities Exist in Patient Selection for ECMO, Study Finds
April 6th 2023A study including data from more than 2 million patients highlights gender, health insurance, and income disparities in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) while hospitalized for severe respiratory illness.
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Antibiotics Do Not Cut Death Risk in Hospitalized Patients With Viral Respiratory Illnesses
March 24th 2023Although adults hospitalized with COVID-19, the flu, or respiratory syncytial virus are often administered antibiotics, the drugs have no effect on reducing the risk of death, according to a new study.
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Trends in Sepsis and Pneumonia During COVID-19: Lessons From BPCIA
The authors analyzed cost and utilization changes for sepsis and pneumonia non–COVID-19 episodes prior to and during the pandemic, and during the pandemic for patients with and without COVID-19.
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FDA Hits 4 Firms With Civil Money Complaints Over Unauthorized Tobacco Products
February 22nd 2023The civil money complaints, which carry a maximum penalty of $19,192 for a single violation, are intended to hold tobacco companies accountable for selling e-liquids—or vape juice—without FDA approval.
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Early CPAP and HNFC Intervention Reduces Intubation and Mortality Rates After COVID-19 Infection
February 17th 2023Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) second to COVID-19 improved with early continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) treatment, a study finds.
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Brain Structure, Cough Hypersensitivity May Be Linked in Adults With Chronic Cough
February 15th 2023An area of the brain that contributes to cough suppression was found to be smaller in volume in adults with chronic cough than those without, demonstrating a possible connection between brain structure changes and cough hypersensitivity.
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e-Cigarette Use Higher Among US-Born Hispanic and Latino Young Males With Higher Education
January 4th 2023A 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.
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How Ochsner, Xavier Are Working Together to Make Louisiana a Healthy State
December 15th 2022Leaders from Ochsner, Xavier, and their partners gathered on September 13, 2022, in New Orleans to offer an overview of the Healthy State initiative during a session of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine®.
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Responsibility for Treating Tobacco Dependence in Health Clinics Serving Medicaid Enrollees
This article describes the implementation of Medicaid smoking cessation guidance in a large, urban federally qualified health center to examine how state-level provisions translated into clinic-level policies.
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Study Examines Success Factors in Finishing Cough Suppression Therapy
December 13th 2022Cough suppression therapy is a type of behavioral intervention, but like other behavioral interventions, it requires significant work on the part of the patient, meaning motivation, therapy attendance, and compliance with therapy techniques.
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Amgen will buy Horizon Therapeutics for $27.8 billion as the largest health care merger of 2022; high levels of 3 respiratory illness incite reassessment of domestic indoor mask guidelines; Juul Labs is reported to pay $1.7 billion over 500 settlements that claim that e-cigarette addiction level is higher than advertised.
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What We're Reading: Stress Aged Teenage Brains; WA Flu Deaths; Physicians File Brief in ACA Case
December 2nd 2022Teenage brains prematurely aged by 3 years during pandemic lockdowns; Washington state health officials report high flu activity and 7 deaths; medical groups ask a Texas judge to refrain from issuing a nationwide injunction against the preventive health screenings covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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