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

Ai Detected Hidden Complications Before Extubation

Ai identified intubated patients who pass standard extubation readiness tests but remain at twice the risk of returning to a ventilator.

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

Black Children Face Higher Risk of T2-high Asthma

Black children have a higher risk of developing harmful inflammation that drives type 2-high (T2-high) asthma.

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.