Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

Scented Cleaning Products Linked to Indoor Air Pollution

Fragrances in common cleaning products react with ozone to create indoor air pollution by forming nanoparticles that can settle deep in the respiratory system.

Healthcare & Policy

NASA Satellite Data Helps Counties Monitor Air Pollution

NASA satellite-derived data can quantify particle pollution in the nearly 80% of US counties that lack ground-based monitors.

Healthcare & Policy

GLP-1s Tied to Lower Risk of Substance Use Disorders

A study of 142,000 patients suggests GLP-1 medications may influence brain pathways involved in cravings for nicotine, opioids, and alcohol.

Environmental News

Scented Cleaning Products Linked to Indoor Air Pollution

Fragrances in common cleaning products react with ozone to create indoor air pollution by forming nanoparticles that can settle deep in the respiratory system.

Home Care

Cedars-Sinai Deploys AeviceMD Wearable Stethoscope to Monitor Pediatric Asthma Patients at Home

The AeviceMD wearable stethoscope is worn on the chest for up to 10 hours a day and allows parents to record lung sounds at home and share those recordings securely with doctors.

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

Air Pollution Increases Post-Surgical Risks

Exposure to fine particulate matter in the week before surgery is associated with higher rates of pneumonia, sepsis, and surgical wound infections.

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.