Dec 09, 2019

Previous studies indicate that approximately half of Medicare spending is accounted for by those with four or more comorbidities, yet this group experiences poor outcomes including unmanaged symptoms ...

Dec 05, 2019

THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Current and former electronic cigarette users have increased odds of depression compared with never users, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in JA...

Dec 04, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Deep learning models can be used for interpretation of chest radiographs, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Radiology. Anna Majkowska, Ph.D.,...

Dec 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first tympanostomy tube delivery system that can be performed under local anesthesia in a physician's ...

Dec 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with a higher risk for glaucoma and adverse structural characteristics of the disease, according to a study pu...

Dec 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Low clinical pretest probability (C-PTP) and a ᴅ-dimer of less than 1,000 ng/mL identify patients with a low risk for pulmonary embolism, according to a...

Dec 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A digital sepsis alert is associated with improved outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics ...

Nov 26, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea, positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy reduces acute and inpatient care visits as well as health...

Nov 25, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An integrated approach using data from the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Genetic Epidemiologic study (COPDGene®) could identify individuals wi...

Nov 25, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in 10 Americans who vape purchase their products from an unauthorized seller, according to the results of a survey released Nov. 18 by the American...

Nov 22, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A bill banning flavored vaping and tobacco products was passed by the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday and could become the first such statewide legislation i...

Nov 22, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Receiving treatment is associated with better survival for nonagenarians with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with the greatest survival benefit for stage...

Nov 22, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In many countries, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rates are decreasing, although the absolute number of deaths is increasing, according to a res...

Nov 21, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People with peanut allergy must be constantly vigilant to avoid a life-threatening allergic reaction. But researchers report that a new drug injection might...

Nov 21, 2019

In a new clinical practice guideline, published online Nov. 15 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are presented for the treatment of multidrug-resistant...

Nov 21, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Using deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) software can improve detection of malignant pulmonary nodules on chest radiographs, according to a study publ...

Nov 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Performing vigorous physical activity once or twice a week compared with sedentary behavior or light physical activity may improve long-term cardiac health...

Nov 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In an article published in the Nov. 19 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, in...

Nov 15, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans stricken with a severe respiratory illness tied to vaping has now reached 2,172, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention r...

Nov 15, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Twelve cases of electronic cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) from a single institution have been described in a case series pub...