Action Plan Aims to Mitigate Wildfire-related Health Risks
The five-part plan aims to reduce wildfire-related health risks, particularly for those with COPD and asthma, using a population health-based approach.
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People Who Used Recalled Philips Breathing Machines Face Painful Choices
Millions of people were impacted by the 2021 recall of Philips breathing machines. Here are nine of their stories.
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University Hospitals Invests $531M Targeting Health, Economic Disparities
University Hospitals continued investments into addressing health and economic disparities in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.
Predicting Missed Care Opportunities with Artificial Intelligence
GE Healthcare and Mass General Brigham will co-develop an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that will help increase operations effectiveness and productivity.
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Improving Data Collection on Benefits of Music Therapy
A quality improvement initiative increased the capture of patient-reported outcomes related to music therapy, which has been shown to aid chronic and critical care patients.
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Integrating Music Therapy Across a Large Health System
A study outlines how researchers at a large healthcare system integrated music therapy program, which has shown benefits for lung disease patients and pallative care.
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US Veterans Living in ‘Redlined’ Areas Had Higher CVD Rates
US military veterans who lived in ‘redlined’ neighborhoods were 14% more likely to suffer from an adverse cardiac event like a stroke or heart attack.
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Marpai Teams Up with NuvoAir to Deliver Virtual Cardiopulmonary Care
The new partnership will offer virtual care for lung and heart conditions, focusing on asthma, COPD, and chronic heart failure, to Marpai’s employer health plan members and their families.
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Telehealth, Opioid Use Disorder Meds Reduced Overdose Fatalities
The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries.
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Single-dose Azithromycin Prevents Postpartum Sepsis, Mortality
A single oral dose of azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Preeclampsia Linked with Four-fold Greater Heart Attack Risk Within 7 Years of Delivery
Women with preeclampsia have a greater likelihood of heart attack and stroke than their peers within just seven years of delivery, with risks remaining elevated more than 20 years later.
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Subway Stations Near River Tunnels Have the Worst Air Quality
The “river-tunnel effect” may help explain the extremely poor air quality in New York City’s underground transit system.
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Concern Over Big Tobacco Owning Inhaler Device Technology
Seventy percent of patients surveyed said they are either “bothered” or “really bothered” when tobacco companies make money from an inhaler, medication, or other devices that treat their lung conditions.
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The Respiratory Therapist Shortage: Why Healthcare Must Invest in RTs
Healthcare organizations, industry associations, RT schools and even industry partners must come together and act now to invest in the field of respiratory care and those working in the profession.
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Confirmed Link Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Menstrual Cycle Increase
An international study confirmed US findings that linked COVID-19 vaccination with an average increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day.
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