Respiratory

The report, from the CDC, said that more than 3 million youth, or almost 1 in 9, reported using tobacco this year, and that disparities persist among US middle and high school students, with the highest rates among those who struggle in school or who have severe severe psychological distress.

FDA advisers met to discuss alternatives to the infrared light used in pulse oximeters, which can be absorbed by melanin; FDA warns of a national shortage of tracheostomy tubes, especially for pediatric patients; 1 in 5 deaths among adults aged between 20 and 49 years is due to excessive drinking.

The study sought to examine the safety and tolerability of gefapixant in Japanese patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough.

A medical student at the University of Kansas discusses a research project she started in her first year of school—2020—looking at whether a racial bias in pulse oximetry was present in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

Teva, the largest US supplier of Adderall, expects shortages to continue for the next 2-3 months; FDA expands use of Boostrix for immunization during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis in infants; over the last 3 decades, Black women had a 40% higher breast cancer death rate compared with White women.

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a smoking cessation service in a group of patients admitted to a short-stay unit in the emergency department.

e-Cigarettes boasting fruity flavors and conveniently disposable devices are continuing to threaten US youth, agencies said.

With cold and flu season approaching, tips for avoiding the worst of the respiratory viruses are important for facing the coming months, when health experts expect an uptick in flu cases compared with the past 2 years.

There is wide variation in the governance over research participant pay, and with rapid advances in technology enabling trial access, industry should step up and pay patients what they are worth, says Gunnar Esiason, a patient advocate living with cystic fibrosis.

The CDC this week noted what providers and parents have been seeing across the country: rising cases of a non-polio enterovirus causing severe respiratory illness and acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).

Under a new contract with AmerisourceBergen Corp, HHS will expand access to monkeypox vaccines and treatments; as President Jow Biden encouraged Americans to receive their COVID-19 boosters this fall, the White House signaled toward annual COVID-19 boosters; Juul has reached a settlement with 37 states and Puerto Rico regarding the company’s marketing to teens.

A high-dose influenza vaccine reduces the risk of death and incidence of hospitalization for influenza and pneumonia among older adults.

The real-world study adds to previous randomized controlled trial findings suggesting that shorter courses of antibiotic therapy can be sufficient for hospitalized patients with mild or moderate community-acquired pneumonia.

In the phase 3 trial, Pfizer’s vaccine was 85.7% effective against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) defined by 3 or more symptoms among older adults.

A recent cohort study found that two-thirds of patients could transmit SARS-CoV-2 at 5 days since their symptoms began; the median infectiousness duration in the sample was 5 days.

Frequent productive cough was experienced by patients with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with symptom prevalence increasing with higher disease severity, according to the results of a recent study.

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) was shown to correlate with an increased risk of both COVID-19 severity and mortality, according to a recent meta-analysis.

A recent study calculated the incidence and mortality rates for patients with Medicaid coverage who had nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NVHAP) and found possible associations between greater health care costs and NVHAP diagnosis.

Poor nutritional status and increased severity of pneumonia were associated with higher mortality rates among patients with aspiration pneumonia, according to a recent study.

Mechanical stimulation, including finger pressure on discrete areas of the chest wall and neck, triggered reproducible coughing in about 50% of patients with chronic cough, indicating that chronic cough may be caused by the central convergence of somatic and visceral neural stimuli.

People exposed to tobacco content on social media were more likely to report tobacco use than those who were not, according to a recent meta-analysis. The investigators called for regulation of social media marketing in the tobacco industry.

Results from a phase 2a study show that a bivalent prefusion F vaccine was effective against symptomatic respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and viral shedding, with no identified safety concerns.

The study is one of the first to analyze the negative impact of particulate matter and the use of biomass fuel on lung function for young adults in lower–middle income countries.

A recent study found that older age, male sex, residence in a long-term care home, and chronic kidney disease were shared predictors of increased mortality for patients hospitalized with influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, or SARS-CoV-2.

Emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations were 22% higher among cannabis users, with acute trauma and respiratory-related reasons as the primary causes for emergency care.

Individuals with refractory or unexplained chronic cough had characteristics consistent of those with chronic cough in general, including cough duration, severity, and 24-hour frequency.

COVID-19 may not be the only respiratory infection that can result in chronic symptoms afterward.

Roxana Siles, MD, FAAAAI, staff in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at Cleveland Clinic and codirector of the Asthma Center at Cleveland Clinic, address the impact of effective treatments of chronic cough on patient quality of life (QOL).

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) aims to have its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine reviewed later this year; Northwell Health and Kaiser Permanente among CEOs supporting gun legislation; Infants whose mothers had COVID-19 during their pregnancy had double the risk of delayed speech or motor skills.

A new study found that patients with e-cigarette or vaping–associated lung injury had a higher risk of developing respiratory disability, cognitive impairment, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress within 1 year of their injury.