Category: Public Health

Public Health

Cash Rewards Doubled Smoking Cessation Rates

Offering financial incentives of up to $600 nearly doubled smoking cessation rates among medically underserved adults undergoing lung cancer screening.

Public Health

Gene Variant Reduced Benefit of Pediatric Asthma Drug

A study indicates pediatric asthma patients with a common gene variant may experience diminished response to mepolizumab during viral infections.

Public Health

High-performance ICUs Had Lower Pandemic Mortality Rates

ICU mortality rates during the pandemic were significantly lower in ICUs that exhibited high efficiency, pre-COVID-19.

Pediatrics

World Lung Day Spotlights Early Lung Health

World Lung Day, held on September 25, is promoting early life lung health and the necessity for it to remain a priority throughout life.

Smoking

VA/DoD Release Updated Tobacco Cessation Clinical Practice Guidelines

The new VA/DoD recommendations name varenicline and combination nicotine replacement therapy as preferred treatments for tobacco use cessation.

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.