Wearable Sensor Can Monitor Sleep Apnea Treatment Response
A wearable pulse oximeter and connected software platform shows patient acceptability in ongoing trials
Use of Composite Allocation Score for Lung Transplant Wait List Improves Outcomes
Findings compared with both the pre-November 2017 and post-November 2017 eras
FDA Gives Full OK to Novavax COVID Shot for High-Risk Groups
Medicaid Unwinding Linked to Disruption of Chronic Medication Therapy in Youth
Pausing Medicaid eligibility determinations during COVID-19 pandemic linked to increased risk for having no prescriptions and cash-pay prescriptions
Mortality Up With Loss of Low-Income Subsidy for Drugs
Mortality difference amplified for users of medications for cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, HIV
Apnea During REM May Affect Brain Regions Related to Memory Consolidation
OSA-related hypoxemia linked to increased frontoparietal cerebrovascular pathology, which is associated with reduced medial temporal lobe integrity
RSV Vaccines, Nirsevimab Tied to Reduced RSV-Linked Hospitalization
Reduction in 2024-2025 RSV-associated hospitalization rates seen among infants aged 0 to 7 months with maternal vaccination or nirsevimab
Mepolizumab Yields Lower Rate of Moderate/Severe Exacerbations in COPD
Time to first moderate or severe exacerbation longer with mepolizumab in patients with COPD, history of exacerbations, eosinophil count ≥300 cells/µL
BCG Revaccination Does Not Provide Protection From Sustained Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection
Adverse events occurred more often in the BCG revaccination group, and most were due to injection-site reactions
Women Have Higher Risk for COPD Than Men, Regardless of Smoking History
Female gender linked to increased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk in those with and without a history of smoking
