Category: Disorders & Diseases

Disorders & Diseases

Handoff Delays Vary in Emergency Dept Boarding

Research highlights significant delays in the transition from emergency care to inpatient management for admitted patients.

Disorders & Diseases

Social, Financial Factors Tied to VTE Anticoagulant Use

Physicians are less likely to prescribe recommended oral anticoagulants to patients facing housing insecurity or financial barriers, according to a Michigan Medicine study.

Disorders & Diseases

Lung Cancer Survival Rates ‘Improving for Everyone,’ National Report Reveals

The American Lung Association’s 2023 "State of Lung Cancer" report reveals improvement in five-year survival rate across the US, including for people of color.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Wearable Sweat Test Stickers for Cystic Fibrosis

Wearable stickers can accurately measure sweat chloride levels in cystic fibrosis patients in under an hour without specialized laboratory equipment.

Infectious Diseases

Remdesivir Tied to Better Long-Term Health for Kidney Transplant Recipients With COVID-19

In kidney transplant recipients, early antiviral treatment with remdesivir reduced the risk of organ rejection and heart complications by nearly half for up to one year after diagnosis.

Critical Care

Reducing Unplanned Extubations in the ICU

A New Jersey hospital reversed an upward trend of unplanned extubation rates and maintained the improvement for five years.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Awareness of Lung Cancer Screening Availability Remains Low

Only one-third (33%) of surveyed Americans were aware that low-dose CT scans are available individuals at high-risk of lung cancer.

Sleep Medicine

ATS Initiative for OSA Diagnosis in Primary Care

The project from the American Thoracic Society aims to reduce the high rate of undiagnosed sleep disorders by partnering with primary care providers.