ACP Cautions Against COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation Changes
American College of Physicians leaders warn that abrupt changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations could jeopardize payment coverage and place millions of Americans at risk.
American College of Physicians leaders warn that abrupt changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations could jeopardize payment coverage and place millions of Americans at risk.
American College of Physicians leaders warn that abrupt changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations could jeopardize payment coverage and place millions of Americans at risk.
Read MoreThe Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) is calling out Big Tobacco for it’s marketing practices aimed to recruit youth to new tobacco products.
Read MoreRefiloe Masekela, MD, PhD, a pediatric asthma specialist based in South Africa, will receive the American Thoracic Society’s 2025 World Lung Health Award.
Read MoreThe American Academy of Pediatrics recognized its first two neonatal hospitals for the Neonatal Excellence Program in Iowa and Missouri.
Read MoreThe COPD Foundation’s “Is This You?” campaign educates patients and caregivers on managing advanced COPD symptoms.
Read MoreThe CF Foundation’s Newborn Screening Committee developed a consensus guideline with seven recommendations to describe current best practices in newborn screening nationwide.
Read MoreFunding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will support development of a breath test to diagnose Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in CF patients.
Read MoreTwenty-seven health centers have been added to the new Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network, along with six clinical associate center sites.
Read MoreTen years after Leonard Nimoy’s death from COPD a documentary covering the actor’s struggle with the disease is being re-released via a partnership by The COPD Foundation, The Nimoy Knight Foundation, and Health Point Productions.
Read MoreThe Society for Simulation in Healthcare has named Jared M. Kutzin, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, as its 20th president.
Read MoreThe Bronchiectasis and NTM Association will continued the organization’s growth as a leader in advancing care, research, and awareness of bronchiectasis and NTM lung disease.
Read MoreThe Trump Administration has ordered federal health agencies — The Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health — to “pause” all publicly issued external communications until February 1, 2025, according to multiple media outlets.
Read MoreCHEST also announces a new president-elect and president-designate, with Jack Buckley becoming the immediate past president.
Read MoreExperts encourage everyone 6 months and older to get vaccinated to reduce risk of severe illness and hospitalization.
Read MoreAmerican Lung Association’s ‘State of Lung Cancer’ report reveals stark differences in survival, screening and treatment across states.
Read MoreOn November 20, the healthcare industry recognizes World COPD Day 2024 with an emphasis on importance of measuring lung function, also known as spirometry.
Read MoreThe Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has posted a draft of its annual 2025 GOLD Report on COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention.
Read MoreNovember is COPD Awareness Month and the COPD Foundation is working to better inform the community about the disease by debunking common myths.
Read MoreThe association has invested $22 million in research over the past year, funding 139 grants aimed at improving lung health and advancing treatments for conditions such as asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and respiratory infections.
Read MoreThe 2024 AARC Zenith Award honors companies nominated by respiratory therapists for their contributions to the respiratory care industry.
Read MoreThe BEAT Lung Cancer initiative aims to improve biomarker testing rates and awareness in high-risk communities impacted by lung cancer disparities.
Read MoreA pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles was honored with the Excellence in Education Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Read MoreThe Accreditation Commission for Health Care Inc launched two new home healthcare-based specialty credentials that will be awarded to ACHC-accredited organizations that have excelled in providing high-quality, patient-centered care.
Read MoreWorld Bronchiectasis Day (July 1) was established in 2022 to raise awareness of bronchiectasis and its increased prevalence in many countries.
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