Respiratory

Researchers suggest providers learning more about e-cigarettes and updated, effective cessation methods could help their patients overcome barriers to smoking cessation treatment.

Researchers found that adults with chronic cough reported lower quality of life, greater health care resource utilization, and reduced work productivity than those without it.

The study authors said that, to their knowledge, this will be the first systematic review focusing on the effects of cognitive interventions for those with chronic respiratory diseases.

The researchers used a study approach that accounted for the current variety of tobacco products available to better capture the current tobacco use profiles and their respective tobacco dependence.

Six- or 12-week cytisinicline schedules supplemented with behavioral support demonstrated smoking cessation efficacy in clinical trial participants, offering new nicotine dependence treatment options.

Researchers conducted a voluntary surveillance program in a Kansas City, Missouri, school district to detect the prevalence of respiratory viruses among students and staff members.

Panelists reached a consensus on statements about chronic cough diagnosis, helping to solidify opinions that can assist in the future creation of assessment guidelines.

Researchers addressed the link between mental health conditions and chronic cough severity to help physicians personalize their treatment plans.

Researchers linked wildfire smoke exposure during early developmental periods to earlier first use of upper respiratory medications.

The data provide promising results, yielding a smoking abstinence rate of 26.4% in the intervention group at 18 months.

Through a literature review, the authors identified common respiratory health conditions among construction workers due to hazards they encounter at work.

Researchers discovered that exercise helps to alleviate various symptoms for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, and lung cancer.

Using race-neutral rather than race and ethnicity-specific reference equations to interpret pulmonary function tests (PFTs) increased the number of Black individuals considered to have respiratory impairments, suggesting that race and ethnicity-specific equations may reinforce health disparities.

A longer length of hospitalization suggests how racial disparities may affect minority patients with severe respiratory illnesses.

Out of multiple risk factors, African American and Hispanic individuals with Medicaid are at a significantly higher risk of uncontrolled asthma.

A federal appeals court heard argument about whether to freeze preventative health screenings and care in the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Canadian wildfires trigger health threats as smoke descends south; a large study displayed the safety of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in young children.

Obesity had a significant association with increased hazard of all-cause and cardiovascular fatality in adults with asthma, according to a recent study.

President Joe Biden has reportedly picked former North Carolina health chief Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, as next head of the CDC; Black men were probably underdiagnosed with lung problems because of software bias; the US birthrate remains flat.

Even though the number of US adults who smoke has decreased in the last decade, racial and ethnic disparities persist, and equitable interventions are needed.

A web-based physical activity self-management intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) might be helpful for urban participants across 4 months, but not so much for rural participants.

The predictive ability of cough sound algorithms shows promise in detecting acute respiratory diseases, study finds.

Upgrading a building's ventilation system can improve the delivery of clean air while maintaining energy efficiency and low costs, according to the CDC.

The risk of death from influenza or pneumonia was almost 50% lower among individuals who did aerobic physical activity, even if it was less than the recommended amount.

Medication adherence for patients with asthma can be improved through patient empowerment by way of effective dialogue and appropriate education, according to a recent review.

How much does education about the specific risks of smoking assist in smoking cessation?

Current cigarette and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) were associated with elevated wheezing, but not ENDS use alone, according to a new study.

For patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), omalizumab significantly reduced their symptoms, according to one study.

Physicians may be able to better identify patients with chronic cough using the combination of 2 coughing tests.

A study including data from more than 2 million patients highlights gender, health insurance, and income disparities in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) while hospitalized for severe respiratory illness.

Abdominal and general obesity were associated with adverse respiratory symptoms, with some independent factors identified in women, but not in men.