Category: Disorders & Diseases

Disorders & Diseases

Prenatal Opioid Exposure Tied to Higher Childhood Hospitalizations

Children prenatally exposed to prescription opioids face increased rates of hospital admission, particularly for respiratory illnesses and infections.

Disorders & Diseases

Sputum Color Linked to Lung Inflammation and Bronchiectasis Severity

Patient-reported mucus color reflects underlying inflammation and flare-up severity in adults with bronchiectasis.

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

Child Dies of Asthma Attack, Parents Charged

Parents of an eight-year-old child in San Jose, CA who died from an asthma attack have been arrested and charged with felony child neglect after waiting eight hours to call for emergency medical care.

Infectious Diseases

Federal Grant to Fund Inhaled Vaccines

A $20.7M federal grant will fund a 5-year inhaled vaccines initiative at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai beginning with development of an avian influenza nasal spray prototype.

Critical Care

How Anesthesia Affects Neural Activity

Researchers at UCLA use human stem cell-derived models to replicate the brain wave patterns produced by general anesthesia.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

ECG Data from Sleep Studies Predict Long-Term Cardiac Risk

Artificial intelligence analyzing ECG data during overnight sleep tests identifies future risk for heart failure and death.

Sleep Medicine

Longer Sleep Linked to Higher Kidney Disease Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes who habitually sleep for longer durations face an increased risk of developing or worsening diabetic kidney disease.