ATS 2021 Abstracts Identify Factors Influencing Hospitalization Risks for COPD
May 27th 2021Abstracts from the ATS 2021 International Conference addressed patient decision-making frameworks for seeking care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and tactics used to assist hospitals in implementing readmission reduction plans.
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What Factors Can Help Improve the Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD?
May 25th 2021Abstracts from the ATS 2021 International Conference provided some insight into tactics that could improve the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation programs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Characteristics of COPD Vary Among Different Demographics and Smoking Statuses
May 21st 2021Posters presented at the ATS 2021 International Conference noted some ways clinical characteristics associated with patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) differ based on different demographics and smoking status.
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After an ICU Stay, Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries Have More Disability
May 19th 2021It is already known that dual-eligible older adults are at an increased risk for death in the year following a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), but it previously wasn't known whether dual-eligible status is linked with functional decline after an ICU stay.
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Posters Examine Impact of Chronic Cough on Quality of Life, Diagnosis Delays
May 19th 2021Patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough are concerned about how they appear to others, and it takes them many years to get diagnosed, according to posters presented at the American Thoracic Society 2021 International Conference.
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Dr Michelle Cloutier on Asthma Advancements Reflected in NAEPP Guideline Updates
May 17th 2021Michelle M Cloutier, MD, is professor emerita at UCONN Health in Farmington, Connecticut, and chair of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group.
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A Look at the Potential of Precision Medicine for Pediatric Respiratory Diseases
May 16th 2021Genome-wide association studies are building the potential for precision medicine for children with respiratory diseases, but the progress also comes with challenges related to cost and issues with early screening, according to speakers at the ATS 2021 International Conference.
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Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines in Real-World Settings Even Better Than Expected, Fauci Says
May 16th 2021Anthony Fauci, MD, told attendees at the ATS 2021 International Conference that the real-world evidence of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is even better than expected.
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Dr Laura Crotty Alexander Previews Research on EVALI, Vaping Diseases in the Time of COVID
May 11th 2021Laura Crotty Alexander, MD, ATSF, outlines her presentation on e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) and other vaping diseases in the time of COVID-19 and beyond.
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Dr Michelle Cloutier Previews NAEPP Updates to Asthma Management Guidelines
May 10th 2021Michelle M Cloutier, MD, is professor emerita at UCONN Health in Farmington, Connecticut, and chair of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group.
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Screen More Former Smokers for Lung Cancer, Study Suggests
May 23rd 2018Data from the Mayo Clinic suggest that smokers who have quit longer than 15 years may need to be screened for lung cancer, yet they fall outside the window recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
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Medicaid Expansion Linked to Decline in ICU Stays, Study at ATS Finds
May 23rd 2018Researchers based at the University of Michigan compared patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in Medicaid expansion states with those in nonexpansion states, focusing on 18 specific conditions identified as severe illnesses that could be avoided through better preventive care.
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Legal Marijuana Industry Grows Amid Unanswered Questions for Public Health
May 22nd 2018Two scientists taking part in a session on addiction and pulmonary health outlined existing evidence about marijuana's effects on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and cancer. But one speaker warned there are too few longitudinal studies in this area.
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