Older individuals between the ages of 75 and 80 who are eligible for lung surgery may achieve survival outcomes comparable to younger patients following lung cancer screening, according… read more.
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Mass General Brigham found that integrating an automated smoking cessation intervention for parents into pediatric primary care demonstrated increased treatment… read more.
Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the International Association for the… read more.
Patients with both T2D (type 2 diabetes) and OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) who were treated with CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) achieved an approximately 26% lower risk of… read more.
Fibrosis of the lungs is often a silent disease until it’s too late. By the time patients are diagnosed, the scarring of their lung tissue is already advanced,… read more.
A study in Health Economics reveals that comprehensive state bans on flavored e-cigarettes may reduce vaping among young adults, but they can also lead to increased use of traditional cigarettes…. read more.
Air pollution from oil and gas is causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues across the United States annually, with Black, Asian, Native American… read more.
Precigen, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved Papzimeos (zopapogene imadenovec-drba) for the treatment of adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). Papzimeosis the first and only FDA-approved therapy… read more.
People who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing certain inflammatory diseases of the airways, such as asthma, hay fever and chronic sinusitis. However, vaccination against… read more.
While smoking rates in the United States have substantially declined over the past six decades, smoking remains high among people with low incomes, leading to health disparities. A… read more.
Asthma-related emergency room visits spike every year when kids return to school and are exposed to respiratory viruses like common colds and the flu — and the increase… read more.
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) now include new additions involving Lambert Eaton… read more.
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