Sep 16, 2019

New research was presented at HFSA 2019, the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America, from September 13-16 in Philadelphia. The features below highlight some of the stud...

Sep 13, 2019

Research indicates that acute kidney injury is the most frequent complication in patients with septic shock and is an independent risk factor for death. Although renal-replacement therapy (RTT) is the...

Sep 13, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials have revised downward the number of cases of severe lung injury linked to vaping, from more than 450 cases cited last week to the total...

Sep 13, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A panel of experts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to weigh the pros and cons of what could be the first drug ever approved to prevent peanut...

Sep 13, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals with resistant hypertension (RH) have a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), with a dose-response association observed between the s...

Sep 11, 2019

As a pediatric intensive care physician who also cares for children in a pediatric urgent care setting, I have treated a wide spectrum of acute illnesses, ranging from splinters in fingers to children...

Sep 11, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As concern grows over hundreds of lung illnesses tied to vaping, the Trump administration on Wednesday said it would move to ban flavored versions of elec...

Sep 10, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Americans should not use electronic cigarettes while health officials investigate cases of severe lung illness that may be linked to the devices, according ...

Sep 06, 2019

The following is the third in a new blog series, pulled directly from the Twitter-based stories of Sayed A Tabatabai, MD, who shares touching, heartfelt, interesting details of life on the front lines...

Sep 05, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A little used immunosuppression regimen may substantially improve survival following lung transplant, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA ...

Sep 04, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Seizure-related increases in serum serotonin (5-HT) levels are associated with a reduced incidence of seizure-related breathing dysfunction, according to a...

Aug 30, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people who have developed a severe form of lung disease potentially tied to vaping has now risen to 215 cases across 25 states, and federal heal...

Aug 28, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The proportion of youth exposed to secondhand aerosol (SHA) from electronic cigarettes increased in 2018, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in ...

Aug 26, 2019

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Xenleta (lefamulin) has been approved to treat adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today. D...

Aug 23, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Children with mild asthma can use inhalers as needed, according to a study published online July 30 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Prac...

Aug 22, 2019

THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Overall tuberculosis rates are low among children and adolescents and are declining steadily, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in The Lancet Pu...

Aug 21, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Quitting smoking is associated with reduced rates of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) within five years compared with current smoking, although the ri...

Aug 21, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic exposure to high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) is associated with an increased risk for age-related macular degeneratio...

Aug 21, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Among former smokers, the prevalence of depression and substance use has increased over time, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the American...

Aug 20, 2019

TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In healthy nonsmokers, inhaling nicotine-free electronic cigarette aerosol has a transient impact on endothelial function, according to a study published onl...