Stalled Progress in Reducing Black Mortality Rates: The Role of External Causes and COVID-19
September 30th 2024Despite reductions in deaths from cancer and cardiovascular diseases, increased mortality from assaults, accidents, and the COVID-19 pandemic has widened disparities in health outcomes for Black individuals.
Over Half of US Infants Infected With RSV in First Year of Life, Study Finds
September 25th 2024More than half of healthy term infants born in the United States are infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during their first year of life, with significant hospitalization and illness rates observed.
BOREAS Trial: New Findings on Type 2 Inflammation in COPD
September 10th 2024Klaus Rabe, MD, PhD, chest physician and professor of medicine, University of Kiel, shares the latest clinical discoveries from the BOREAS trial on type 2 inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
FLAME Trial Results: Validation and Clinical Application of Eosinophil Counts
September 9th 2024Alexander Mathioudakis, MD, PhD, clinical lecturer in respiratory medicine at The University of Manchester, shares findings from the FLAME trial on blood eosinophil changes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.
The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Respiratory Care Disparities
September 9th 2024Wanda Phipatanakul, MD, MS, professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Clinical Research Center at Boston Children's Hospital, discusses some of the most significant health disparities impacting respiratory care.
Key Risk Factors for Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatic Diseases
September 8th 2024There are general risk factors for patients with rheumatic disease developing interstitial lung disease, but there are also disease-specific risk factors depending on which rheumatic disease they have, explained Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, MD, PhD, a senior consultant and leader of inflammatory and fibrotic research area at Oslo University Hospital.