Low-Dose Morphine Not Helpful for COPD Patients With Chronic Dyspnea More research needed to distinguish physiological from behavioral effects of dyspnea Nov 22, 2022
Young Adults With Sleep Issues Face Higher Overdose Risk With Benzodiazepines Risk heightened for people with a recent prescription opioid-fill Nov 22, 2022
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 Nov 21, 2022
Marijuana Smoking Increases Emphysema Risk, Study Suggests Airway inflammation also more common in marijuana smokers than tobacco-only smokers Nov 15, 2022
Asthma Deterioration Slowed With Combination Inhaler Albuterol-budesonide also reduced time with severe exacerbations Nov 14, 2022
Safer Alternative to Cyclophosphamide at Hand for ILD? Drug targeting B cells as effective as broad-spectrum immunosuppressant in lung disease Nov 14, 2022
'I've Never Seen Anything Like This' in the Pediatric ED Greater awareness and support can help reduce the strain Nov 10, 2022
FDA Authorizes IL-1 Drug for Hospitalized COVID Patients Anakinra indicated for patients with pneumonia who are at risk of severe respiratory failure Nov 09, 2022
Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Says Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say Nov 02, 2022
Year in Review: COPD Early detection remains elusive, but treatments are reducing deaths Nov 01, 2022
Southern Hemisphere Data Warn of an Early U.S. Flu Season Chile's experience hints at flu circulation levels higher than at any point during the pandemic Oct 28, 2022
Vaccine Candidates for RSV Ward Off Severe Illness in Older Adults Trials show upwards of 85% protection against more severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus Oct 26, 2022
ECMO May Come With Mental Health Costs Use of ECMO for critical illness linked to modestly increased risk of new mental health diagnoses Oct 26, 2022
Anti-Inflammatory Agents May Have Role in COVID-19 Pneumonia Infliximab and abatacept showed trends for improved outcomes in ACTIV-1 IM trial Oct 25, 2022
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 Oct 24, 2022
Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin Nets Promising Results in Tough-to-Treat CRAB PROVE offers real-world data in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Oct 23, 2022
How One Children's Hospital Is Confronting a 'Sick Season' Surge Doctors at CHOP say kids probably missed out on building immunity due to the pandemic Oct 21, 2022
Pulmonary Rehab May Benefit Some Patients After Severe COVID Small study from India suggests improvements, but larger, longer follow-up studies are needed Oct 20, 2022
Older, Sicker Patients Benefit From ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplant CHEST session also examined other hot topics in lung transplant Oct 20, 2022
Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Promising for Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Strategy may mitigate the drawback of major bleeding Oct 19, 2022
Biologic Dupilumab Shows Sustained Benefit in Asthma Patients Reduced oral corticosteroid use, improved lung function maintained after nearly 2 years Oct 19, 2022
Sleeping 5 Hours or Less Raises Risk of Multiple Chronic Diseases Risk emerged in midlife and persisted at older ages Oct 19, 2022
U.S. Flu Hospitalization Rates Nearly 80% Higher for Black Adults Influenza vaccination rates also consistently lower in some minority groups Oct 18, 2022
Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Persist; Sex Differences in COPD Treatment Studies from annual CHEST meeting spotlight disparities in care Oct 18, 2022
Heart Failure Common in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Other frequent cardiac comorbidities included Afib and acute MI, real-world analysis shows Oct 18, 2022
Radiographic Lung Changes Common With Pulmonary Long COVID Symptoms But significant declines in pulmonary, physical function not evident in interim analyses Oct 17, 2022
What Good Is a CPAP Machine Without a Microchip? The shortage threatens the well-being of patients with sleep apnea, among others Oct 11, 2022
Lung Cancer Screening Programs Hit the Mark on Eligibility Criteria However, adherence to follow-up screening is "suboptimal" Oct 10, 2022
Former Smokers See Even Better Outcomes With Healthier Lifestyles Managing body weight, diet, and more seemed to lower premature death risk Sep 26, 2022
FDA Grants First Tumor-Agnostic Approval for RET Fusion-Positive Cancers Selpercatinib approved for advanced or metastatic solid tumors that progress on systemic therapy Sep 22, 2022
Sleep Experts Issue Advisory on Melatonin in Children Recommendations come as reported pediatric poisonings surged Sep 22, 2022
Does Poor Air Quality Send More Kids With Autism to the Hospital? South Korean study looked at effects of short-term exposure on ASD-related outcomes Sep 21, 2022
Not Just Recalls: Philips Tangles With Law Enforcement Company agreed to pay $24 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit Sep 21, 2022
In Wake of Philips Recall, Patients Still Waiting for Sleep Apnea Devices Effects of recall reverberate through sleep medicine community Sep 21, 2022
No Weird Dreams for Insomnia Patients Taking Lemborexant Even at 10 mg, the sleep aid resulted in few abnormal dreams or nightmares Sep 20, 2022
Trazodone Commonly Used Off-Label for Insomnia Not much data to support efficacy or safety "as a surrogate hypnotic medication," researcher says Sep 20, 2022
Early Tamiflu Linked to Better Outcomes for Kids Hospitalized for the Flu Early use of antiviral associated with shorter length of stay, lower odds of 7-day readmission Sep 19, 2022
KRAS Inhibitor Tops Docetaxel for Previously Treated NSCLC "New second-line standard" in KRAS G12C-mutant disease, says study investigator Sep 13, 2022
Survival Bump in Unfit NSCLC With First-Line Immunotherapy Atezolizumab doubles OS at 2 years versus chemotherapy in those ineligible for platinum doublets Sep 12, 2022