Iin this study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, researchers evaluated whether the effects of vitamin D supplementation may reduce risk in acute respiratory infections.
Since pulse oximetry technology was developed in nondiverse populations, racial bias may influence the accuracy of pulse oximeter readings.
Oxygen delivery using either humidified high flow nasal cannula or noninvasive positive pressure ventilation does not appear to increase aerosol generation from the respiratory tract.
The development of asthma was found to be associated with an increased risk for subsequent cancer.
Patients with moderate to very severe COPD who received triple fixed doses of an inhaled glucocorticoid, LAMA, and LABA had fewer exacerbations compared with those taking 2 of the 3 medications.
Patients with sleep-disordered breathing were more likely to have impairments in free fatty acid metabolism than those without sleep-disordered breathing.
Expression of the herpes virus entry mediator gene is associated with disease activity in patients with asthma and may, therefore, be a potential biomarker of asthma severity.
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are faced with a heavy economic burden, with mean annual costs for admission and inpatient care totaling more than $10,000 per patient.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor; Vertex) for the treatment of patients aged 12 years and older with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have ≥1 F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Trikafta is a fixed-dose combination containing elexacaftor 100mg, tezacaftor 50mg, and ivacaftor 75mg that is co-packaged…
Post-ICU syndrome includes psychological effects — depression, anxiety, and PTSD — as well as worsened physical functioning.
