Limited English Proficiency Tied to Worse Access to Health Care
Adults with limited English proficiency more likely to lack usual source of care, be overdue for receipt of preventive services
Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
Only 29 percent of Americans know that lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer
Smoking Tied to Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19
Higher risks for death, mechanical ventilation, and major cardiovascular event all independent of sociodemographic factors and medical history
Rate of In-Hospital Adverse Events Declined From 2010 to 2019
Adverse event rates decreased for patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, and major surgical procedures
OCS-Sparing Effect of Dupilumab for Severe Asthma Maintained
Oral corticosteroid dosage reduction sustained in open-label extension study of dupilumab
Tobacco Content Exposure on Social Media Tied to Actual Use
Findings show associations for lifetime tobacco use, past 30-day use, and susceptibility to use tobacco among never users
FDA to Take a Hard Look at Its Food, Tobacco Programs
Agency has been under heightened scrutiny since the nationwide infant formula shortage and debate over e-cigarette products
Emphysema Identified in Adults With Normal Spirometry
Emphysema present in 4.0 percent of those with race-specific FEV1 between 100 and 120 percent of predicted
Urgent Health Care Use Up for Adults With Concomitant Eczema, Asthma
Those with concomitant atopic dermatitis, asthma had increased risk for hospitalizations and fewer visits in outpatient clinics
Occult Hypoxemia More Likely Among Black Inpatients
Among SpO2 values of ≥92 percent, unadjusted probabilities of occult hypoxemia were 15.6 percent for Whites, 19.6 percent for Blacks
