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Vitamin D sustained supplementation is associated with reduced recurrent wheezing among black infants born preterm

Vitamin D Supplement Tied to Less Wheezing in Black Preemies

Reduced risk of recurrent wheezing at 12 months' adjusted age for black infants born preterm
Add-on dupilumab reduces the rate of severe asthma exacerbations in uncontrolled asthma; it also reduces the glucocorticoid dose for glucocorticoid-treated asthma

Dupilumab Reduces Rate of Severe Asthma Exacerbations

And, add-on dupilumab reduces glucocorticoid dose in patients with glucocorticoid-treated asthma
Cinnamaldehyde

E-Cigarette Flavoring Agent May Impair Airway Defense System

Flavoring commonly used in e-cigarettes suppresses cilia beat frequency, lasting for 60 minutes
Lung cancer incidence is higher among young women than young men

Lung Cancer Incidence Higher for Young Women Than Young Men

Crossover in sex-specific rates among U.S. non-Hispanic whites born since 1965
Overall

CDC: No Change in Level of Uninsured in U.S. in 2017

Five percent of children uninsured in 2017, 41.3 and 55.0 percent had public and private coverage
For patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infection

Procalcitonin Assay Doesn’t Cut Antibiotic Use in Lower RTI

Provision of assay doesn't result in less antibiotic use for suspected lower respiratory tract infection
Airway bioengineering appears feasible for tracheal and bronchial reconstruction

Bioengineering Feasible for Airway Reconstruction

Bioengineered tracheal and bronchial reconstruction reported using stented aortic matrices
Anthocyanin intake is associated with slower decline in lung function

Slower Decline in Lung Function With Anthocyanin Intake

Slower annual rates of decline in FEV1 and FVC for those in highest quartile of anthocyanin intake
Two novel immune-response clusters have been identified to respiratory syncytial virus

Two Novel Immune-Response Clusters Identified to RSV

Cluster characterized by higher type-2 and type-17 cytokines tied to first-, second-year recurrent wheeze
The drug abuse epidemic in the United States has been associated with an increase in the recovery of organs from brain-dead donors

Proportion of Drug-Intoxicated Organ Donors on the Rise in U.S.

No difference in survival between recipients of organs from drug-intoxicated donors, other donors