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A mom’s $97,000 question: How was her baby’s air-ambulance ride not medically necessary?

Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn't doing well.

25 Mar 2024

Heart at risk from ARDS: Inflammatory responses fuel cardiovascular complications

Research highlights the inflammatory impacts of ARDS on the heart, underscoring the role of immune responses in cardiovascular complications from viral infections, including COVID-19, and emphasizes the potential of TNF-α neutralizing therapy to mitigate these effects.

24 Mar 2024

New classification of tuberculosis aims to improve focus on the early stages of disease

A new way to classify tuberculosis (TB) that aims to improve focus on the early stages of the disease has been presented by an international team involving researchers at UCL.

22 Mar 2024

Lung disease patients more likely to develop heart disease independent of any risk factors

Patients with lung disease are more likely to develop heart disease independent of any risk factors, according to new research.

22 Mar 2024

Project PROTECTS launches to track acute respiratory infections across the United States

The City University of New York (CUNY) Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH), in collaboration with Pfizer, are initiating a critical two-year prospective epidemiologic study in the spring of 2024 to track acute respiratory infections across the United States.

22 Mar 2024

UCLA researchers develop promising vaccine against deadly melioidosis bacterium

In a mouse study, UCLA researchers tested a vaccine against the bacterium that causes melioidosis and found it was highly protective against the disease, which is endemic in many tropical areas, causing approximately 165,000 cases with 89,000 fatalities around the world each year.

22 Mar 2024

Researchers discover the lungs communicate directly with the brain to induce sickness symptoms

University of Calgary researchers have discovered the lungs communicate directly with the brain when there is an infection.

21 Mar 2024

Using whole genome sequencing to identify non-culturable Legionella

Legionnaires' disease (LD), a rare and severe type of pneumonia, is a respiratory infection caused by species of Legionella bacteria.

21 Mar 2024

Researchers identify mechanism behind COVID-19 related brain fog

Among the many confounding symptoms in patients recovering from a COVID-19 infection are memory loss and difficulty learning.

21 Mar 2024

Innovative study on asthma inflammation funded by NIH/NIAID grant

In a significant stride for respiratory medicine, Lundquist Institute (TLI) investigator Nicholas Jendzjowsky, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID).

21 Mar 2024

Second-hand vape smoke linked to more asthma symptoms in kids

Study in the journal Children explored the impact of second-hand e-cigarette smoke on children with asthma, suggesting increased symptomatic days despite no significant difference in clinical intervention needs, underscoring the importance of awareness about e-cigarette smoke's potential harms.

20 Mar 2024

Climate change heats up fungal threats worldwide

Review in The Lancet Microbe discusses how rising global temperatures enable fungi to adapt, becoming more thermotolerant and expanding into new areas, which may lead to an increased emergence of novel pathogens impacting socially vulnerable groups the most.

20 Mar 2024

Joint hypermobility linked to longer COVID-19 recovery time

Study shows that individuals with generalized joint hypermobility have a 30% higher risk of not recovering from acute COVID-19, highlighting the need for tailored treatment and care.

20 Mar 2024

New schools in England face pollution peril

Study uncovers high pollution levels at new school sites in England, surpassing WHO guidelines, raising concerns about children's health and the need for policy reforms to ensure safer environments.

20 Mar 2024

Study finds higher burden of neurologic disease after influenza than COVID-19 hospitalization

People who have an influenza infection are more likely to need medical care for neurologic disorders within the next year than people who have a COVID-19 infection, according to a study published in the March 20, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Mar 2024

SARS-CoV-2-associated ARDS can damage the heart without direct infection

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a National Institutes of Health-supported study has found.

20 Mar 2024

New analysis provides a comprehensive policy solution to bolster intensive care capacity in rural America

A new policy analysis led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute describes the intensive care crisis in rural America and provides a comprehensive policy solution to bolster intensive care capacity.

19 Mar 2024

Ultrasound technology shows promise in detecting thoracic surface vibrations

The thorax, the part of the body between the neck and abdomen, provides medical professionals with a valuable window into a patient's respiratory health.

19 Mar 2024

Air pollution in Austin neighborhoods raises asthma-related ER visits, study finds

Air pollution in Austin neighborhoods is linked to an increased rate of asthma-related trips to the emergency room (ER), especially in areas with a high proportion of Black and Latinx residents, according to a new study by researchers at Dell Medical School and the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.

19 Mar 2024

Health workers fear it’s profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission

Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with covid-19 patients, emergency physician Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system was.

19 Mar 2024

Respiratory News and Research

A mom’s $97,000 question: How was her baby’s air-ambulance ride not medically necessary?

Heart at risk from ARDS: Inflammatory responses fuel cardiovascular complications

New classification of tuberculosis aims to improve focus on the early stages of disease

Lung disease patients more likely to develop heart disease independent of any risk factors

Project PROTECTS launches to track acute respiratory infections across the United States

UCLA researchers develop promising vaccine against deadly melioidosis bacterium

Researchers discover the lungs communicate directly with the brain to induce sickness symptoms

Using whole genome sequencing to identify non-culturable Legionella

Researchers identify mechanism behind COVID-19 related brain fog

Innovative study on asthma inflammation funded by NIH/NIAID grant

Second-hand vape smoke linked to more asthma symptoms in kids

Climate change heats up fungal threats worldwide

Joint hypermobility linked to longer COVID-19 recovery time

New schools in England face pollution peril

Study finds higher burden of neurologic disease after influenza than COVID-19 hospitalization

SARS-CoV-2-associated ARDS can damage the heart without direct infection

New analysis provides a comprehensive policy solution to bolster intensive care capacity in rural America

Ultrasound technology shows promise in detecting thoracic surface vibrations

Air pollution in Austin neighborhoods raises asthma-related ER visits, study finds

Health workers fear it’s profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission

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