Category: Public Health

Public Health

Joint Smoking of Marijuana and Cigarettes Escalates Emphysema Risk

New research challenges the common belief about marijuana's harmlessness, exploring its combined effects with cigarette smoking on lung health.

Public Health

Wildfires Impact Health Across Every US Region

ATS's Health of the Air report provides local and national estimates of the health impacts of outdoor air pollution and, for the first time, estimates of the health impacts specifically attributable to air pollution from wildfires.

Public Health

CDC Recommendations for Nirsevimab Shortage

The US CDC has issued advice for healthcare providers to navigate the shortage of nirsevimab (Beyfortus), used to immunize infants from RSV.

Pediatrics

Health Canada OKs Trikafta for Younger Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Health Canada granted market authorization for the expanded use of Trikafta to include children with cystic fibrosis ages 2-5 years who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation in the CFTR gene.

Smoking

Suspected Bronchiectasis Tied to Higher Mortality, Even Without COPD

A study of current and former smokers found that suspected bronchiectasis is associated with a heightened risk of all-cause mortality, even without the presence of COPD.

Healthcare & Policy

Top Philips Executive Approved Sale of Defective Breathing Machines by Distributors, Despite Tests Showing Health Risks

Philips argued in court that its US subsidiary should be responsible for damages caused by its CPAP machines and ventilators, but patients’ attorneys say safety decisions were made at the Dutch company’s highest levels.