AAAAI: Black Children With Eczema More Likely to Have Asthma
Black children with asthma less likely to have seen an allergist, more likely to lack prior inhalant allergy testing
Hay Fever Symptoms Worse in Urban Versus Rural Areas
Levels of pollutants, pollen counts, and seasonality across land-use types may impact symptoms, authors say
Transplant of Organs From SARS-CoV-2-Positive Donors Safe
Outcomes for hospital length of stay, 30-day mortality, 30-day graft loss similar for nucleic acid test-positive and -negative donors
Flu Vaccine Effective for 2022/2023 Season
Vaccine effectiveness 54 percent against medically attended outpatient acute respiratory infection associated with influenza A in patients younger than 65 years
FDA Approves First Home Test to Detect Both Flu and COVID-19
Test will be sold without a prescription and can be used by anyone 14 years and older or by an adult on children ages 2 years and older
After Criticism, FDA Pledges to Revamp Its Tobacco Division
Agency has faced criticism from antitobacco advocates, the industry, and lawmakers for its past work in cigarette and vaping regulation
Chest CT Prior to Stem Cell Transplant Beneficial for Spotting Abnormalities
Patients with abnormal chest CT had worse overall survival, nonrelapse mortality, pulmonary-related death
Global Economic Cost of Cancer Estimated to Be $25.2 Trillion From 2020 to 2050
75.1 percent of cancer deaths occur in low-, middle-income countries, which account for 49.5 percent of economic cost
SBRT Well Tolerated, Effective for Primary Lung Neuroendocrine Tumor
At three, six, and nine years, overall survival was 64, 43, and 26 percent and progression-free survival was 88, 78, and 78 percent, respectively
Single Dose of RSV Vaccine Prevents Acute Respiratory Infection in Seniors
High vaccine efficacy seen against RSV A and B subtypes, across age groups among those aged 60 years and older, and for those with coexisting conditions
