Conversio Health Delivers Improved Patient Outcomes and Reduced Costs with Groundbreaking COPD and Asthma Disease Management Program
New website for Conversio's disease management program highlights significant improvements in patient care and cost associated with chronic respiratory conditions. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Conversio Health, the leading innovator in respiratory disease... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Has Effectiveness of 54 Percent
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 -- Updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccines offer vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 54 percent against symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to research published in the Feb. 1... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bivalent Vax Protected Kids From Symptomatic COVID
(MedPage Today) -- During the 2022-2023 respiratory season, the bivalent COVID vaccines had an effectiveness of 54% against infection and 49% against symptomatic COVID in children and adolescents ages 5 to 17 years, a new study in JAMA showed... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - February 6, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Severe Respiratory Distress in Newborns
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 -- Prenatal exposures to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) increase the risk for severe respiratory distress among term newborns, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Markey... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Measles is spreading
As outbreaks of measles spread throughout the world, anti-vaccine activists aren’t just urging people not to get vaccinated — they’re taking a page from a well-worn playbook, falsely downplaying the dangers from the highly contagious respiratory disease. “The truth is, measles is not a super…#maryholland #robertfkennedyjr #africa #middleeast #southeastasia #westmidlands #cdc #andrewwakefield #donaldtrump #measlesfordumbies (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pulmonary rehabilitation is difficult for millions of Americans to access
Pulmonary rehabilitation is an essential treatment for patients with chronic respiratory disease. But for many people in the U.S., programs are far away. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Flu shows signs of a comeback after holiday hiatus
Public health authorities are seeing signs of a second wave of increased flu activity, particularly in the Midwest and parts of the South, after a post-holiday lull of respiratory illness. Why it matters: More than half of Americans haven't had a flu shot, per the Centers for Disease Control,…#midwest #south #cdc #surveillance #georgia #newmexico #newyorkcity #southcarolina #districtofcolumbia #cidrap (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
British PM Sunak Says he Has Failed on Key Healthcare Pledge British PM Sunak Says he Has Failed on Key Healthcare Pledge
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government had not done enough to cut the high number of people waiting for hospital treatment in the health service, admitting...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 5, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Evaluation of driver drowsiness based on respiratory metrics - Khanehshenas F, Mazloumi A, Nahvi A, Nickabadi A, Aghamalizadeh A, Keihani A.
BACKGROUND: The transition from alertness to drowsiness can cause considerable changes in the respiratory system, providing an opportunity to detect driver drowsiness. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine which respiratory features ind... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Health Effects of Extreme Heat, Wildfire Smoke Worse When Combined
(MedPage Today) -- Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are independently harmful to the human body, but together their impact on cardiovascular and respiratory systems is more dangerous and affects some communities more than others.
A study published... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 2, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds
Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on their own are harmful to the human body, but the combination of both increases damage to people’s hearts and respiratory systems, according to a study released Friday (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Heat and Wildfire Smoke Are Even More Harmful When Combined, a Study Says
The health effects of the two climate threats are compounded when they occur in tandem, according to research focused on California. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Raymond Zhong Tags: Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Wildfires Heat and Heat Waves Air Pollution Science Advances (Journal) Respiratory Diseases Research Source Type: news
Hypertension Before 35 Tied to Triple Stroke Risk in Midlife Hypertension Before 35 Tied to Triple Stroke Risk in Midlife
Black women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 have a threefold increased risk of having a midlife stroke, new data suggested.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Understanding whooping cough with a Mayo Clinic expert
Whooping cough (pertussis) is caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Some areas of the U.S. –and abroad – are seeing an uptick in whooping cough (pertussis) cases – including in parts of Wisconsin. Whooping cough is an infectious respiratory illness caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. "This is an infection that causes quite a significant cough," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases expert with the Mayo… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 2, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
The New COVID-19 Shot Is Surprisingly Effective Against the Latest Variant
The latest COVID-19 vaccine offers good protection against the currently dominant strain of the virus, according to a new report in the MMWR, a journal published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s the first effectiveness data for the updated vaccine, which was released last fall.
Using federal and pharmacy-reported data sets, the team of CDC scientists compared people’s COVID-19 test results to their self-reported vaccination status collected from September 2023 to mid-January 2024. They found that the new vaccine was about 54% effective at protecting people from symptoms of ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
