Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

Worse COPD Outcomes With Combined Cigarette, Biomass Smoke

Combined cigarette and biomass smoke exposure was associated with worse COPD outcomes, including more severe exacerbations.

Healthcare & Policy

Real-Time Oxygen Delivery to the Brain

Engineers have combined light and sound imaging methods to observe how blood vessels supply oxygen to active brain neurons in awake animal models.

Healthcare & Policy

CDC Merges Influenza, Coronavirus Divisions Into Unified Respiratory Unit

The federal agency restructured its flu and COVID-19 units into a unified Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Division (IRVD).

Environmental News

Worse COPD Outcomes With Combined Cigarette, Biomass Smoke

Combined cigarette and biomass smoke exposure was associated with worse COPD outcomes, including more severe exacerbations.

Home Care

BreatheLink Mobile App for Overnight Oximetry Testing

The BreatheLink platform allows patients to transmit overnight oximetry data from their own smartphones, reducing the time required to set up home oxygen therapy.

Occupational Health

Quartz Countertop Work Tied to Rise in Silicosis

A study of California workers identified nearly 600 cases of the incurable lung condition silicosis, prompting experts to call for national surveillance and stronger safety standards.

General Healthcare

Trump Administration Orders Separate MMR Vaccinations

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that revises federal recommendations for the childhood vaccination schedule, according to multiple media reports including the AP.

Medicare & Medicaid

Magnolia Diagnostics Pays $24M to Settle Medicare Respiratory Testing Fraud Claims

Magnolia Diagnostics and its owners allegedly billed Medicare for unnecessary respiratory panels performed on seniors during the pandemic, according to the US Justice Dept.