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Critical Care General

AEDs Tied to Higher Pneumonia Risk in Alzheimer Patients

Apr 15, 2019

MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Antiepileptic drug (AED) use may increase the risk for pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study recently published in the Jour...

Teen cigarette smoking declining more slowly in rural U.S.

Apr 11, 2019

By Saumya Joseph (Reuters Health) - The odds of smoking for U.S. adolescents are 50 percent higher in rural areas than in urban areas, even as rates of teen smoking in bot...

Cytomegalovirus Linked to Faster Progression of Cystic Fibrosis

Apr 11, 2019

THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), cytomegalovirus (CMV) is associated with faster disease progression, according to a research letter published onlin...

Four Million New Peds Asthma Cases Attributed to NO2 Annually

Apr 11, 2019

THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 4.0 million new pediatric asthma cases could be attributed to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution annually, according to a study publishe...

CDC: TB Incidence Declined Slightly in United States in 2017

Apr 08, 2019

MONDAY, April 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In 2017, tuberculosis (TB) incidence declined in the United States and modest progress was made toward global TB elimination, according to two studies publish...

Telemedicine Leads to More Antibiotic Rx for Pediatric Respiratory Infection

Apr 08, 2019

MONDAY, April 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For children with acute respiratory infections (ARIs), antibiotic prescribing is higher and guideline-concordant antibiotic management is lower with direct-to...

CDC: Prevalence of COPD High Among Some Nonsmokers

Apr 05, 2019

FRIDAY, April 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among individuals who have never smoked is high in certain industries and occupations, accordin...

More heart, lung transplants possible with therapy to clear Hep C from donor organs

Apr 03, 2019

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) - The presence of hepatitis C in potential organ donors has long prevented hearts and lungs from going to patients who desperately need them...

Many ICU Workers Contaminated With Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Apr 03, 2019

WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Improper removal of personal protective equipment (PPE) contaminates health care workers interacting with patients who are on contact precautions for multi...

Doctors need to do better at talking to families about critically ill patients

Apr 01, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Doctors' conversations with families about care for critically ill patients often fail to address patients' values and preferences, acc...

March 2019 Briefing - Pulmonology

Apr 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as th...

March 2019 Briefing - Critical Care

Apr 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as ...

Dietary Fatty Acid Intake Linked to Pediatric Asthma Morbidity

Mar 29, 2019

FRIDAY, March 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Intake of omega-3 and omega-6 is associated with pediatric asthma morbidity and may modify the response to indoor particulate matter (PM), according to a stu...

Perception of E-Cigarettes as More Harmful Than Cigarettes Increased

Mar 29, 2019

FRIDAY, March 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2012 to 2017, the proportion of U.S. adults who perceived electronic-cigarettes to be as harmful as or more harmful than cigarettes increased, according...

Smoking Cessation & RA Risk

Mar 18, 2019

Previous research indicates that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, affecting more than 3 million adults in the US. Prior studies have also found that fo...

Reducing Pediatric Sepsis Mortality

Mar 18, 2019

The death of a pediatric patient with sepsis spurred New York to mandate statewide sepsis treatment in 2013, which included a 1-hour bundle of blood cultures, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and a 20 mL/k...

Managing Pressure Control Ventilation

Mar 12, 2019

Pressure controlled ventilation (PCV) is commonly used to manage both adult and pediatric populations. However, there is very little evidence distinguishing the efficacy of PCV over that of volume con...

Patient Autonomy & Older Adults with Asthma

Mar 08, 2019

While patient autonomy is important to consider when managing patients with any chronic condition at any age, healthcare professionals tend to assume that older adults desire more of a paternalistic a...

Physician Empathy Matters in the Pediatric ICU

Feb 28, 2019

When conducting care conferences with families in the pediatric ICU, communicating important news and pausing to allow family participants time to express emotions and provide feedback appears to give...

Psychological Distress After Cardiac Arrest

Feb 25, 2019

To determine the association of depressive and PTSD symptoms with cardiac arrest survivors' long-term recovery perceptions—after accounting for cognitive status, functional independence, and medical...

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