Death or hospitalization due to right-heart failure or syncope was more likely in patients who received beta-blockers after a new pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) diagnosis, especially if they had no cardiovascular comorbidities, a retrospective Polish study found.

Patients and physicians may look at clinical diagnoses, and misdiagnoses, very differently, a recent study found.

Patients and physicians may look at clinical diagnoses, and misdiagnoses, very differently, a recent study found.

A federal ruling over a patent dispute could lead to long-term effects on health care spending in the United States, a recent study indicated.

Compared with 2018, a study of data from the 2020 and 2022 National Health Interview Survey showed statistically significant increases in any alcohol use and heavy alcohol use, leading its authors to call for increased screening for harmful drinking.

New concepts in the field of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include pre-COPD, which is defined by normal spirometry in the presence of symptoms, and PRISm, or preserved ratio impaired spirometry.