Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

Air Pollution Damages Cellular Energy and Raises Heart Disease Risk

Researchers identify blood markers that reveal early biological stress from pollution exposure before chronic illness develops.

Healthcare & Policy

Bacteria in Classroom Dust Linked to Lower Lung Function in Children

Classroom dust containing elevated levels of Streptomyces and Mycobacterium species is associated with measurable reductions in lung function among school-aged children.

Healthcare & Policy

How Hurricane Flooding Affects Respiratory Symptoms

Researchers identified the factors that are most likely to create hazardous respiratory conditions inside homes after hurricane-related flooding.

Environmental News

Air Pollution Damages Cellular Energy and Raises Heart Disease Risk

Researchers identify blood markers that reveal early biological stress from pollution exposure before chronic illness develops.

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

HCWs Report Fewer Side Effects from Protein-based COVID-19 Vaccine

A survey of frontline healthcare workers suggests a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine may cause fewer symptoms and less work disruption compared to mRNA options.

General Healthcare

NASA Created Extraterrestrial Oxygen on Mars

A NASA experiment on the Martian surface successfully created breathable oxygen, marking the first time humans have manufactured O2 on the surface of another planet.

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.