State-Level COVID-19 Restrictions Helped Save Lives
However, not all measures were equally effective, according to recent study
Smoking + Early Menopause Increases Risk for Lung Disease, Poor Outcomes
Authors call for smoking cessation and lung cancer screening in smokers with early menopause
Most Americans Don’t Know About Lung Cancer Screening: Survey
Wearing Face Mask Reduces Risk for Symptoms of Respiratory Infection
Wearing surgical face mask in public over 14 days reduces risk for self-reported symptoms consistent with respiratory infection
Nasal Sprays, Behavioral Intervention Aid in Treatment of Respiratory Illness
Use of gel-based spray or saline spray reduced the duration of illness, while all interventions cut antibiotic use
Incidence of Specific, All Cancers Increased With Pesticide Use
Increased incidence seen for leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and bladder, colon, lung, pancreatic, and all cancers
CDC: Despite Wanting to Quit, Only 8.8 Percent Quit Smoking in 2022
Two-thirds of adults who smoked wanted to quit, about half made a quit attempt, but only 8.8 percent quit in 2022
Being at Eye Level May Benefit Clinician-Patient Interaction
Eye-level communication more effective compared with standing at the bedside of inpatients
Wildfires Are Creating Hazardous Air Conditions in Western North America
During periods of unhealthy air, people should stay indoors with windows and doors closed
Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Later Bronchitic Symptoms
Findings seen for nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter
