Pulmonary Medicine News

• Phenotypic Shift, Varied Vasculopathy Noted in IPAH Diffusion capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide was a distinguishing factor in a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Bird Flu Infects Three More Colorado Poultry Farm Workers The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday announced three additional human cases of bird flu among poultry farm workers, bringing the total number...
  Reuters Health Information, July 25, 2024
• Newer Shingles Vaccine Tied to Lower Dementia Risk A new study showed a newer recombinant shingles vaccine was linked to a 164-day delay in dementia diagnosis in older adults compared to an older live shingles vaccine.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Could Resistin Predict PAH Severity or Death? Survival models affirmed the value of resistin as a novel biomarker and therapy driver.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• UN Agency Seeks Urgent Response to 'alarming' Spread in Asia-Pacific Bird Flu The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday called for an urgent and unified response to an "alarming" rise in avian influenza in humans and animals...
  Reuters Health Information, July 25, 2024
• Merck's RSV Shot Helps Protect Infants in Mid-to-late Stage Study Merck's antibody-based shot met the main goal of a mid-to-late stage trial, when tested to protect infants against a disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),...
  Reuters Health Information, July 23, 2024
• Sleep Disruptions Up Susceptibility to COVID-19 Additional increased risk for poor outcomes appeared in younger adults and men.
  Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2024
• Robitussin Maker Settles Lawsuit in US Over 'non-drowsy' Claim The maker of Robitussin settled a consumer lawsuit that claimed its "non-drowsy" cough and flu medicine causes drowsiness, agreeing to pay $4.5 million and remove the...
  Reuters Health Information, July 22, 2024
• Irregular Sleep Patterns Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk Individuals with the most irregular sleep patterns had a 34% higher risk for diabetes than those with less variable sleep durations.
  Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2024
• US Invests in Avian Flu Vaccine Candidates HHS awards $176 to Moderna to develop an mRNA pandemic influenza vaccine and orders 4.8 million doses of a cell-based vaccine.
  Medscape Medical News, July 19, 2024
• Breathtaking Drug Costs Hamper COPD Care Nearly 20% of US patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease skip or delay doses due to high monthly out-of-pocket costs for medication.
  Medscape Medical News, July 18, 2024
• More Illnesses Linked to Counterfeit Botulinum Toxin Each of the seven cases were linked to treatments administered in a non-medical setting.
  Medscape Medical News, July 17, 2024
• Alert Inspire Medical Systems Recalls Implantable Pulse Generator Potential malfunctions after implantation can cause disruption in therapy; some patients may need revision surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, July 16, 2024
• US, Colorado Probe Additional H5N1 Bird Flu Cases in Poultry Farm Federal and state investigators in Colorado are investigating an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm that has resulted in four confirmed human cases and a suspected...
  Reuters Health Information, July 14, 2024
• Rising Conflicts Globally Slowed Childhood Vaccination Rate in 2023, UN Says More children were left out of critical vaccination drives for diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough last year as a rise in conflicts across the globe...
  Reuters Health Information, July 14, 2024
• Reducing Kids' Nicotine Exposure: Impact of Switching to Vaping Children absorb less nicotine from secondhand vapor e-cigarettes than tobacco smoke produced by traditional cigarettes.
  Medscape Medical News, July 12, 2024
• Sirturo Earns Full FDA Approval for Multidrug-Resistant TB The FDA converted bedaquiline's accelerated approval to full approval for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis following positive results of a phase 3 study.
  Medscape Medical News, July 12, 2024
• Lower Edoxaban Dose Reduces Bleeding in Elderly Patients Dose reductions of edoxaban in patients over 80 years of age with atrial fibrillation produced a lower risk for bleeding.
  Medscape Medical News, July 11, 2024
• Dupilumab Safe, Effective Over 5 Years in Moderate-Severe AD Long-term data confirm safety and efficacy of dupilumab treatment, which offered sustained efficacy without any new safety incidents in patients with moderate to severe AD.
  Medscape Medical News, July 10, 2024
• Sugar Tax Yields Sweet Health Benefits The soft drinks industry levy, popularly known as the 'sugar tax', was associated with significant reductions in consumption of free sugars from soft drinks.
  Medscape News UK, July 10, 2024