FDA Approves Zepbound for Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity
In clinical trials, drug helped to improve breathing during sleep and promoted weight loss
Children With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Likely to Have Asthma
Adjusted odds ratio for asthma was 22.3 for patients with bronchiectasis and situs inversus totalis, indicative of PCD
Just Over Half of Children Hospitalized With Flu Receive Antivirals
Factors associated with higher odds of antiviral receipt include clinical influenza testing, ICU admission
Early Adoption of Tobacco 21 Policies Can Avert Premature Mortality
Enforcement of T21 laws across the country associated with up to 526,000 premature deaths averted by 2100
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to More Hospital Admissions
Findings seen for both all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions
2013 to 2022 Saw Increase in Influenza Testing at Hospital ED Visits
Percentage of annual ED visits with an influenza test ordered or provided increased from 2.5 to 10.9 percent
RSVpreF Vaccine Effective in Preventing Severe RSV in Older Adults
Vaccine effectiveness 91 percent using strict controls in a population of adults aged 60 years or older
Prevalence of Infant Nonsupine Sleep Position Steady From 2016 to 2022
However, sociodemographic variance was substantial
Distant Wildfires Tied to Increased Cardiopulmonary Disease
Analysis of Maryland case load during June 2023 Western Canadian fires reveals increases in clinical encounters for cardiopulmonary disease
AI Can Accurately Diagnose and Stage COPD With Inspiratory-Only Chest CT
Inclusion of clinical data can improve accuracy of convolutional neural network-based model predictions
