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Mashup Score: 1Q&A: Report highlights importance of satellite-derived air quality data for rural health - 3 day(s) ago
With the known negative impacts of air pollution on health, especially in patients with respiratory diseases/conditions, lacking local air quality and pollution data can be detrimental to an individual’s well-being.According to an American Lung Association press release, 2,700 U.S. counties had incomplete or no fine particulate matter (PM2.5) monitoring data in 2020, 2021 and 2022, but a
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Between 2011 and 2022, supraglottic airway use in cardiac arrest and pediatric emergency medical service events went up, whereas endotracheal intubation use went down, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.“For emergency medical service (EMS) practitioners and medical directors, this is a hint of active change in clinical practice,” Henry E. Wang, MD, MS, professor and
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Mashup Score: 4Pediatric asthma ‘potential source of cognitive difficulty’ - 3 day(s) ago
During assessments of episodic memory, processing speed, and inhibition and attention, children with vs. without asthma had poorer scores, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.“Recommendations to clinicians are premature, but our results underscore the importance of looking at asthma as a potential source of cognitive difficulty in children,” Nicholas J.
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Among adult smokers who moved from smoking cigarettes to e-cigarettes exclusively, wheeze resolution went up, but this was not the case if they moved to dual use, according to results published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.“It is important for clinicians to inform patients interested in using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation that there are unlikely to be any health benefits from
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Mashup Score: 4Pediatric asthma ‘potential source of cognitive difficulty’ - 4 day(s) ago
During assessments of episodic memory, processing speed, and inhibition and attention, children with vs. without asthma had poorer scores, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.“Recommendations to clinicians are premature, but our results underscore the importance of looking at asthma as a potential source of cognitive difficulty in children,” Nicholas J.
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Among adult smokers who moved from smoking cigarettes to e-cigarettes exclusively, wheeze resolution went up, but this was not the case if they moved to dual use, according to results published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.“It is important for clinicians to inform patients interested in using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation that there are unlikely to be any health benefits from
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Mashup Score: 1Investigating pregnancy outcomes among patients with ILD - 6 day(s) ago
BOSTON — Pregnant women with very severe interstitial lung disease had fewer term deliveries and more preterm births and miscarriages vs. women with a lower disease severity level, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.For patients with ILD, Megan E.B. Clowse, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and population health sciences and chief of the division of rheumatology
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Mashup Score: 3Tai chi plus yoga improves functional fitness, quality of life in older men with COPD - 6 day(s) ago
Older men with COPD experienced improved lung function, functional fitness and quality of life after partaking in a tai chi plus yoga program for 12 weeks, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.“Clinicians may consider incorporating mind-body exercises like tai chi and yoga into COPD rehabilitation, as these interventions are safe, feasible and effective in improving
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Mashup Score: 1Investigating pregnancy outcomes among patients with ILD - 7 day(s) ago
BOSTON — Pregnant women with very severe interstitial lung disease had fewer term deliveries and more preterm births and miscarriages vs. women with a lower disease severity level, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.For patients with ILD, Megan E.B. Clowse, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and population health sciences and chief of the division of rheumatology
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Mashup Score: 3Tai chi plus yoga improves functional fitness, quality of life in older men with COPD - 7 day(s) ago
Older men with COPD experienced improved lung function, functional fitness and quality of life after partaking in a tai chi plus yoga program for 12 weeks, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.“Clinicians may consider incorporating mind-body exercises like tai chi and yoga into COPD rehabilitation, as these interventions are safe, feasible and effective in improving
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A recent @LungAssociation report found that #satellite technology is beneficial for capturing air #pollution data in settings without regulatory monitoring stations. 🗨️Healio spoke with Lexi Popovici, MPA, author of the report, to learn more🔽 https://t.co/bAHlCVK6xF