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Nerandomilast Improves Lung Function in Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: FIBRONEER-ILD

By Rose McNulty

February 13th 2025

Patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis who received nerandomilast showed improved forced vital capacity from baseline at 52 weeks in the phase 3 FIBRONEER-ILD trial.

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Combination Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates Granted Fast Track Designation

By Pearl Steinzor

December 16th 2024

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Ambient Toxins Linked to Disabilities in Minority Schoolchildren

By Maggie L. Shaw

December 10th 2024

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Nirsevimab Protected Infants, Children From Severe RSV in 2023–2024 Season

By Pearl Steinzor

December 6th 2024

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Key Flu and RSV Recommendations for the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season

By Lauren Biscaldi, MS

November 26th 2024

Continuing Medical Education

March 19th 2025

Managing Patients With COPD: Evidence-Based Care and Optimizing Value of New and Emerging Targeted Therapies

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February 15th 2023

Brain Structure, Cough Hypersensitivity May Be Linked in Adults With Chronic Cough

Justina Petrullo

An 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.

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, Vanderbilt University

February 14th 2023

Dr Hilary Tindle: Timelines and Advances in Precision Approaches to Smoking Cessation

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University, discusses plans for implementing precision approaches to quitting smoking, as well as patient hesitations around such approaches.

Dr Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, Vanderbilt University

February 7th 2023

Dr Hilary Tindle: Findings and Patient Perspectives on Precision Approaches to Smoking Cessation

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University, discusses key findings and patient attitudes toward precision approaches to quitting smoking.

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January 30th 2023

Vitamin C May Offset Negative Impacts of Smoking While Pregnant in Child’s Lung Function

A follow-up study on children of pregnant smokers found that taking vitamin C supplements during pregnancy may increase airway function and reduce wheezing of offspring at age 5.

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January 27th 2023

Chronic Respiratory Conditions Like Asthma, COPD Are Most Costly to Treat

Justina Petrullo

Health care costs in the United States for respiratory conditions have increased from 1996 to 2016, particularly for chronic conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University

January 16th 2023

Dr Hilary Tindle Discusses Use of the Nicotine Metabolite Ratio in Clinical Care

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, at Vanderbilt University, discusses how the nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR) can help inform doctors and patients on choosing the optimal treatment for quitting smoking.

Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University

January 9th 2023

Dr Hilary Tindle Breaks Down the Nicotine Metabolite Ratio

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.

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January 4th 2023

e-Cigarette Use Higher Among US-Born Hispanic and Latino Young Males With Higher Education

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.

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December 24th 2022

Top 5 Most-Read Respiratory Content of 2022

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

AJAC

December 15th 2022

How Ochsner, Xavier Are Working Together to Make Louisiana a Healthy State

Mary Caffrey Hayden E. Klein

Leaders 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®.

AJAC

December 14th 2022

Translating Tobacco Cessation Policy Into Practice

Neal D. Kohatsu, MD, MPH

Further understanding of effective incentives and disincentives is needed to ensure that evidence-based policy and guidelines regarding tobacco cessation are effectively translated into practice at the patient level.

AJAC

December 14th 2022

Responsibility for Treating Tobacco Dependence in Health Clinics Serving Medicaid Enrollees

Aaron Tam, BS Kimberly C. Brouwer, PhD Jie Liu, MD, MPH David Strong, PhD Sara W. Yoeun, MPH Paloma Mohn Sara B. McMenamin, PhD, MPH

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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December 13th 2022

Study Examines Success Factors in Finishing Cough Suppression Therapy

Allison Inserro

Cough 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.

Julia Balmaceda

December 13th 2022

Study Examines Differences in Pulse Oximetry in Hospitalized Black, White Patients

Julia Balmaceda, a medical student at the University of Kansas, discusses the findings of a research project looking at whether racial bias in pulse oximetry was present in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

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December 12th 2022

What We’re Reading: Amgen to Buy Horizon for $27.8B; Indoor Masks Back Due to “Tripledemic”; Juul to Settle Vaping Cases for $1.7B

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.

ICYMI: Top Highlights From the CHEST 2022 Meeting

December 7th 2022

ICYMI: Top Highlights From the CHEST 2022 Meeting

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December 6th 2022

Marijuana Smokers Have Higher Rates of Emphysema and Respiratory Disease, Study Finds

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

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December 2nd 2022

What We're Reading: Stress Aged Teenage Brains; WA Flu Deaths; Physicians File Brief in ACA Case

Teenage 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).

What We’re Reading: Children Missing Measles Shots; COVID-19 Booster Campaign Starts; Surgery Risks for Older Adults

November 28th 2022

What We’re Reading: Children Missing Measles Shots; COVID-19 Booster Campaign Starts; Surgery Risks for Older Adults

Nearly 40 million children missed their measles vaccine dose; health experts in the Biden administration are cautiously optimistic about a new campaign for COVID-19 boosters; about 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of having major surgery, according to a new study.

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November 12th 2022

Health Societies Want Governments to Prioritize Fight Against Pneumonia

World Pneumonia Day is Saturday, November 12, and health organizations issued a call to action to do a better job of diagnosing, treating, and preventing the disease.

Man smoking

November 11th 2022

Study Finds Persistent Use of e-Cigarettes Among Middle, High School Students

Allison Inserro

The report, from the CDC, said that more than 3 million youth, or almost 1 in 9, reported using tobacco this year, and that disparities persist among US middle and high school students, with the highest rates among those who struggle in school or who have severe severe psychological distress.

What We're Reading

November 2nd 2022

What We’re Reading: Solving Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximeters; Tracheostomy Tube Shortage; Adult Deaths From Excessive Drinking

FDA advisers met to discuss alternatives to the infrared light used in pulse oximeters, which can be absorbed by melanin; FDA warns of a national shortage of tracheostomy tubes, especially for pediatric patients; 1 in 5 deaths among adults aged between 20 and 49 years is due to excessive drinking.

Woman with chronic cough

October 25th 2022

Phase 3 Study of Gefapixant in Japan Shows Good Safety, Tolerability Profile

The study sought to examine the safety and tolerability of gefapixant in Japanese patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough.

Julia Balmaceda

October 21st 2022

2020's Tragedies Propel Student to Examine Race-Based Medical Bias

A medical student at the University of Kansas discusses a research project she started in her first year of school—2020—looking at whether a racial bias in pulse oximetry was present in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

What We're Reading

October 10th 2022

What We’re Reading: Adderall Shortage Continues; Pertussis Vaccine Expanded for Infants; Breast Cancer Death Disparities

Teva, the largest US supplier of Adderall, expects shortages to continue for the next 2-3 months; FDA expands use of Boostrix for immunization during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis in infants; over the last 3 decades, Black women had a 40% higher breast cancer death rate compared with White women.

October 10th 2022

Evaluating Smoking Cessation Service at an Emergency Department Clinical Observation Unit

Celine Chang Chyi Ng, BPharm Stefan Kowalski, BPharm, MAppSc Wei Ling Mu, MNursing (APN) Pei Ting Tan, MSc Elaine Yin Leng Leong, MHealthAdmin Pak Liang Goh, MBBS Ru Peng Mong, MBBS Hoon Chin Lim, MBBS, MRCS (EM)

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a smoking cessation service in a group of patients admitted to a short-stay unit in the emergency department.

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October 7th 2022

More Than 2.5 Million US Youth Reported Using e-Cigarettes in 2022

e-Cigarettes boasting fruity flavors and conveniently disposable devices are continuing to threaten US youth, agencies said.

Contributor: How to Fight the Cold and the Flu This Season

October 6th 2022

Contributor: How to Fight the Cold and the Flu This Season

Karla Huntsman, MSN, RN

With cold and flu season approaching, tips for avoiding the worst of the respiratory viruses are important for facing the coming months, when health experts expect an uptick in flu cases compared with the past 2 years.

Gunnar Esiason, patient advocate, Florence Healthcare

September 30th 2022

Contributor: It’s Time to Talk About Paying Clinical Trial Participants More

There is wide variation in the governance over research participant pay, and with rapid advances in technology enabling trial access, industry should step up and pay patients what they are worth, says Gunnar Esiason, a patient advocate living with cystic fibrosis.

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September 28th 2022

CDC to Physicians: Watch for Severe Respiratory, Polio-Like Illness in Children

Allison Inserro

The CDC this week noted what providers and parents have been seeing across the country: rising cases of a non-polio enterovirus causing severe respiratory illness and acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).

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