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1Jun

What is Human metapneumovirus (HMPV)? Doctors warn of little-known virus

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There are no vaccines or drugs to treat HMPV yet (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) There has been an increase in a virus that exhibits signs comparable to the common cold, the flu, and Covid-19 called the Human metapneumovirus (HMPV). According to a 2020 study published in the Lancet Global Health, more than 14 million […]

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1Jun

Black Men Were Likely Underdiagnosed With Lung Problems Because of Bias in Software, Study Suggests

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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday suggests. As many as 40% more Black male patients in the study might have been diagnosed with breathing […]

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1Jun

What Is HMPV And What Are The Symptoms?

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During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when masking was required across much of the country and people were staying home, cases of illnesses like the flu and RSV decreased. But viruses are spreading once again now that many people are returning to their pre-pandemic habits. RSV cases surged this past fall and cases of […]

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1Jun

A little-known respiratory virus, HMPV, surged this spring. What you need to know

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(SACRAMENTO) If you came down with a respiratory infection in the spring and it wasn’t influenza (flu), COVID-19 or RSV, it may have been a virus you’ve never heard of. That’s because cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, surged across the U.S. in March. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 19.6% […]

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1Jun

3D modelling and simulation of the impact of wearing a mask on the dispersion of particles carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a railway transport coach

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Since mid-2021, global concerns appear to be focusing on scourges other than the Covid-19 pandemic. This disease could nonetheless go through seasonal resurgences as do other respiratory infections, especially the flu. Covid-19 is transmitted mainly through contact with soiled, previously contaminated objects (also referred to as “fomites”) and through the transport and dispersion of particles […]

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1Jun

The association between COVID-19 vaccination types and doses with adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2

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A recent study published in the BMJ investigated the associations between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination or non-vaccination and adverse outcomes during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and Omicron waves. Study: Adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection with delta and omicron variants in vaccinated versus unvaccinated US veterans: retrospective cohort study. Image Credit: MeekoMedia/Shutterstock.com […]

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1Jun

Little-Known HMPV Respiratory Virus Surges This Spring: What You Need to Know

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If you came down with a respiratory infection in the spring and it wasn’t influenza (flu), COVID-19 or RSV, it may have been a virus you’ve never heard of. That’s because cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, surged across the U.S. in March. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 19.6% of […]

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1Jun

Long COVID was Apparent by Summer 2020 and in a Wide Range of Patients

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It was in August of 2020 that physiatrist Leslie Rydberg, MD, and her colleagues began to notice that patients who had recovered from infection with SARS-CoV-2 months earlier continued to experience a wide range of lingering symptoms. Further, it wasn’t only patients who had been treated in the ICU for severe disease or even been […]

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1Jun

Patients With COPD on Triple vs Dual Therapy Have 7% Lower Exacerbation Risk

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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using triple therapy (TT; fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol) who are not maintenance-naïve have a 7% lower risk of exacerbations but have higher treatment costs than patients using dual therapy (tiotropium/olodaterol), according to study findings published in the Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy. Dual long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs)/long-acting β2-agonists […]

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1Jun

Precision Medicine in Severe Asthma Predicts Lack of Benefit From Biologics

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A precision medicine approach to severe asthma treatment can identify patients who will have minimal benefit from biologic therapy with mepolizumab, based on numerous patient characteristics, according to post-hoc analysis published in Respiratory Research. Due to the high cost of biologic treatment for asthma, there is value to being able to predict whether a particular […]

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1Jun

May 25-31 COVID-19 cases | City School District of Albany

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The City School District of Albany was notified of two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from May 25-31. One case involves the district’s administrative offices at Academy Park. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in the building May 24. The other case involves Harriet Gibbons Student Services Center. The person is […]

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1Jun

What is HMPV, which US doctors say is the ‘most important virus you’ve never heard of’?

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RSV, influenza, and Covid-19 outbreaks have dominated this winter. But as the season was ending, a little-known virus called human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, which causes similar symptoms, such as lower lung infection, cough, runny nose, sore throat, and fever, was just getting started. According to respiratory virus surveillance systems run by the US Centres for […]

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1Jun

Greater Boston Air Quality To Be Poor On Thursday

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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Air Quality Alerts have been issued on Thursday for Greater Boston by the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency said ozone levels will be elevated between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. The alerts stretch from Boston and Quincy to the North Shore, the Merrimack Valley and the New Hampshire border. The EPA […]

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1Jun

Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy ‘Smoke Plume’ to U.S. Northeast

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By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay) THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large, uncontrolled wildfires in Nova Scotia are creating unhealthy air in the Northeast region of the United States, including parts of Connecticut. This significant smoke plume is likely to cause elevated levels of fine particulate matter, the American Lung Association warned in […]

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1Jun

Oxygen Therapy Global Market Report 2023

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ReportLinker Major players in the oxygen therapy market are Smiths Medical Inc., Hersill SL, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited, Invacare Corporation, Teleflex Incorporated, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Drive Devilbiss International, Allied Healthcare Products Inc. New York, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Oxygen Therapy Global Market Report 2023” […]

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1Jun

Vermont DEC issues air pollution advisory Wednesday and Friday

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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Haze has been filling the sky this week as a result of smoke blowing south from a wildfire burning in Nova Scotia. The DEC issued a smoke advisory through Friday. Though they say the air quality should remain okay those with respiratory illnesses like asthma should take precautions. DEC’s Bennet Leon […]

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1Jun

What is HMPV? The infectious respiratory disease spiking this year in US

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Although Covid-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) cases are decreasing, another respiratory virus known as human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is spreading across the United States. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an increase in HMPV cases nationwide. The organisation said that at its peak in mid-March, nearly 11 per […]

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1Jun

Influenza Medication Market – Revolutionizing Flu Treatment:

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Newark, New Castle, USA – new report, titled Influenza Medication Market The report has been put together using primary and secondary research methodologies, which offer an accurate and precise understanding of the Influenza Medication market. Analysts have used a top-down and bottom-up approach to evaluate the segments and provide a fair assessment of their impact […]

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1Jun

Were You Sick But Didn’t Have COVID? It Could Have Been This Virus.

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Coughing is one of the symptoms of a respiratory virus known as human metapneumovirus, or HMPV. Coughing is one of the symptoms of a respiratory virus known as human metapneumovirus, or HMPV. During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when masking was required across much of the country and people were staying home, cases of illnesses […]

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1Jun

Effects of climate change on patients with respiratory and cardiovascular conditions

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Eleanor Squires Senior adult nursing lecturer, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England Why you should read this article: • To enhance your knowledge of the adverse effects of climate change on people’s health • To understand the ways climate change can aggravate asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and […]

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