E-Cigarette Use Gaining in Intensity Among U.S. Teens
Increases seen in median days per month of e-cigarette use and number of e-cigarette users within five minutes of waking
‘Tobacco-Flavored’ E-Cigarette Liquids Now More Sweet, Fruity
Authors say these changes coincide with restrictions on the sale of sweet and fruit-flavored e-cigarette products
Caregiver Depression Linked to Child Asthma Outcomes
Reduction in caregiver depressive symptoms may have positive impact on child asthma outcomes, partially mediated by child depressive symptom severity
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Speaking to an expert panel during an FDA hearing, physicians cast doubt on the accuracy of pulse oximeters
Top Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
More than 50 cancer groups have issued an urgent call for more lung cancer screening among high-risk people
Challenged Urine Bicarbonate Excretion Tied to CFTR Function in Cystic Fibrosis
Higher urine bicarbonate excretion linked to better lung function, pancreatic sufficiency, lower relative risk for chronic pseudomonas infections
Occupational Exposures Linked to Decline in Lung Capacity
Authors say exposure control and regular respiratory health surveillance needed for workers
FDA Warns of Amoxicillin Shortage
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists said it started hearing about shortages about three weeks ago
Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Less Accurate in Minorities
Detection of at least one CFTR variant higher in non-Hispanic White people with CF, lowest for Blacks, Asians, Hispanics
Cancer Death Rates Continuing to Decline for Adults, Children
Incidence remained stable among men and increased among women during 2014 to 2018
