PULMONARY DISEASES

A study published Tuesday showed that moving low-income families from high-poverty neighborhoods in the Baltimore area into “high opportunity” ones can control kids’ asthma better than commonly used medications. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership recruited families enrolled in the nonprofit’s housing mobility program who had a child with […]

Episode highlights 0:15 Intro1:16 Introducing Payel Gupta, MD2:31 Classifications of asthma5:35 What is the atopic march?8:46 The bridge from allergy testing to immunotherapy12:00 How to initially diagnose asthma16:02 When to add secondary therapies18:11 Biologics for uncontrolled asthma23:20 Real-world use of the SMART therapy guidance25:40 Assuring asthma treatment adherence28:35 Addressing asthma care disparities32:26 The future of […]

Phlegm, also known as sputum, is a thick secretion from the airways. It’s thicker and comes from deeper in the respiratory tract than the thin secretions you may experience with a simple runny nose. Coughing up phlegm, known as a productive cough, is commonly due to viral respiratory infections that the body may clear on […]

A breathalyser (PA Archive) A Metropolitan Police officer is facing a misconduct hearing after it is alleged he had a breath alcohol reading almost eight times higher than allowed on duty. A one-day hearing will be held on Friday for PS David Thompson, based at Central West Command Unit, after he was allegedly caught above […]

To date, more than 692 million individuals have been infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Most individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience mild to moderate symptoms that do not require hospitalization. In some cases, COVID-19 symptoms persist for a prolonged period […]

 Our Testing Locations COVID-19 Testing and Care What should I do if I think I have COVID-19? Call 911 if you are experiencing life-threatening symptoms. Call your provider or pediatrician if you or your child feel sick and do NOT have life-threatening symptoms. Do NOT go to a health care facility for evaluation before calling. Be prepared […]

The cause of death of a 28-year-old Saint John inmate was consistent with COVID-19, a coroner’s inquest heard Tuesday. Skyler Sappier, who was double vaccinated, died at the Saint John Regional Hospital on Jan. 31, 2022, two days after being transferred from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre. There was a COVID-19 outbreak at the provincial jail […]

Long COVID has disrupted the daily lives of millions of people and even disabled some. A medical society representing physicians and others who work with people with disabilities, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, published a guidance statement Tuesday on what clinicians should look out for when screening and treating patients with long […]

Harmonica therapy can be an effective and enjoyable part of pulmonary rehabilitation. Becky Jordan, MD, a respiratory therapist at Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) West Penn Hospital, shared her experience as the provider of the harmonica therapy program in an interview with HCPLive. Also, Kevin Nauer, RN, a COPD coordinator at AHN where he works with […]

“Ever since I had COVID, it always smells like something’s burning,” explained a patient suffering from symptoms of long COVID. This burning smell has plagued her for more than three months and is coupled with fatigue, difficulty breathing, and a persistent cough. Long COVID recently joined other diagnoses, such as diabetes and Crohn’s, as one […]

May 16, 2023 — A new study urges people to continue wearing protective masks in medical settings, even though the U.S. public health emergency declaration around COVID-19 has expired. Masks continue to lower the risk of catching the virus during medical visits, says the study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.  And there was […]

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A newly released practice alert from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) aims to standardize how nurses care for patients undergoing prone positioning therapy for extended periods of time. The AACN Practice Alert “Manual Prone Positioning in Adults: Reducing the Risk of Harm Through Evidence-Based Practices” is published in Critical […]

As the “triple threat” of COVID-19, influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) caused a spike in patients seeking medication in the winter of 2022, drug shortages were the highest they had been in five years, according to a March 2023 Senate report. In terms of what caused the shortages, a new report from the Milken […]

The Ladysmith man shot in the head by police in Duncan on March 28, while driving a stolen skid steer, is breathing on his own and recognizing his loved ones. Davin Cochrane, 32, regained consciousness a few weeks ago but fianceé Sarah Brown said doctors at Victoria General Hospital removed his trachea tube the first […]

ROSEMONT, Ill., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) announced new guidance for diagnosing and treating common symptoms of neurological complications from Long COVID. Long COVID remains a long-term public health issue. New data suggests antiviral treatments for COVID-19 may help prevent Long COVID, but millions of […]

Titans 2022 first-round pick Treylon Burks‘ first offseason got off on the wrong foot. Burks was limited in the team’s offseason program because of asthma attacks and conditioning issues, but he is not having any of the same problems this year. Burks has spent the entire offseason in Nashville as part of “not repeating what […]

Share on PinterestHyperbaric oxygen therapy may be beneficial for some long COVID patients. PatrikSlezak/Getty Images Most people recover fully from COVID-19, but millions experience lingering ailments with long COVID or post-COVID conditions. Long COVID conditions include fatigue, chest pain, heart dysfunction, and increased risk of heart disease. A recent study found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy […]

Study finds link between COVID-19 vaccination and vulvar ulcers | Image Credit: Contemporary Pediatrics In a report on a case series from 3 hospital-based pediatric and adolescent gynecology services, investigators outlined 8 instances of vulvar ulcers developing in 12- to 17-year-olds 1 or 2 days after administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. All but 1 […]

It’s exciting to watch flowers bloom as the weather turns warm, but those spring allergies can be a buzzkill. If you find yourself always sneezing and itching as the seasons turn, you may be dealing with a seasonal allergy from pollen now floating in the air. But can allergies make you cough, as well? In the […]