New Data: US Maternal Mortality Better Than Thought New Data: US Maternal Mortality Better Than Thought
Despite the revised figures, Black women continue to experience pregnancy-related deaths far more than other groups, researchers said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Flu Makes a Late Stand in Some Parts of the U.S.
(MedPage Today) -- Overall, hospitalizations of all three major respiratory viruses we track (COVID-19, influenza, and RSV) have decreased markedly from their late-December/early-January peaks this season. (Explore the data on the Inside Medicine... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Dark-field chest x-ray takes step forward
German developers of dark-field chest x-ray appear to have overcome a technical limitation of the technology – namely, adjusting for photon scattering caused by interferometers used in the experimental system.
This scattering is picked up by the system’s detector (so-called “detector cross talk”) and leads to unwanted artifacts on patient chest x-rays, noted study lead and doctoral candidate Theresa Urban, of the Technical University of Munich, and colleagues. Ultimately, the group described a method to correct the phenomenon to produce better images.
“With the corrections presented here … the obtained dark-f...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Digital X-Ray Chest Radiology Source Type: news
Nirsevimab Effective for Preventing RSV-Linked Hospitalization
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Receipt of a single dose of nirsevimab is effective for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalization for infants, according to research published in the March 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pharma market grows 9% in Feb on price increase, new products
India's pharmaceutical market witnessed a robust 9% month-on-month growth in February, driven by strong performance in cardiology and anti-infective therapies. However, the respiratory segment saw negative growth in both value and units. The growth was primarily attributed to price increases and new product launches. Antibiotic Augmentin retained its position as the top-selling drug, with other key players including Rosuvas, Thyronorm, Liv 52, and Pan. Anti-diabetic drug Rybelsus continued its triple-digit growth trend. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AstraZeneca bets on licencing deals, public-private partnerships for India growth
British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is set to launch 15 new products in India from 2023 to 2025, focusing on oncology, cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases, respiratory and immunology, and rare diseases. The company aims to expand access to its therapies through public-private partnerships, licensing deals, and tiered pricing. AstraZeneca's India business returned to growth in FY23 after a period of plateauing sales, driven by innovative molecules. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Today Is Your Last Chance to Order Free COVID-19 Tests
March 8 is your last day to order free rapid COVID-19 tests, as the U.S. government prepares to suspend its at-home test program. Households in the U.S. can receive at least four rapid antigen tests, free of charge, simply by entering a name and address.
The federal government has been shipping free tests since early 2022. The program was suspended for a few months in 2023, after the U.S. government stopped considering COVID-19 a public-health emergency, but was reinstated this past fall, as new variants began to spread and cause upticks in infections and hospitalizations. Now, the free testing initiative is again comin...
Source: TIME: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Rapid PCR Tests for Pneumonia in the ED Speed Up Targeted Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- For people with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the emergency department (ED), routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on lower respiratory tract samples led to faster and more targeted treatment, according... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants
(MedPage Today) -- Immunizing infants in their first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season with nirsevimab (Beyfortus) proved highly protective against severe disease, a case-control study showed.
From October 2023 through February 2024, the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 8, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Airway management in resuscitation following drowning - Is drowning research "in hot water"? - Morgan P.
Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, with an estimated 236,000 deaths annually. [1] It is defined as the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid, with outcomes classed... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing respiratory illness at home
The influenza season may have peaked, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is far from over. If you or a family member has the flu or other respiratory infection, Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says there are ways to manage most respiratory infection symptoms at home. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/KFQSgUF3FDE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:03) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 8, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Early Estimate of Nirsevimab Effectiveness for Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalization Among Infants Entering Their First Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season - New Vaccine Surveillance Network, October 2023-February 2024
This report describes effectiveness of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations in infants. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) Source Type: news
Granny WAS right! From bald patches to RINGWORM - experts reveal why you should never go to bed with wet hair
Sleeping with wet hair can cause all sorts of scalp, hair and even respiratory issues, including infections, breakage and an overgrowth of fungi, including ringworm, which can lead to bald patches. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poorly controlled asthma generates greenhouse gases equivalent to 124,000 UK homes
Poorly controlled asthma is contributing to more than 300,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK every year, an analysis has suggested. Most of the carbon footprint comes from over-reliance on reliever inhalers, a study published in Thorax and carried out by Astra Zeneca found. Using health records of 236,506 people with asthma between 2008 and... Read moreThe post Poorly controlled asthma generates greenhouse gases equivalent to 124,000 UK homes appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 7, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Respiratory Source Type: news
Epilepsy patients at increased risk of death from Covid-19
People with epilepsy are at increased risk of being hospitalised with and dying from Covid-19 infections compared to people without epilepsy, a new study has shown. Researchers at the Universities of Swansea and Edinburgh found that epilepsy patients were 60 per cent more likely to be hospitalised and 33 per cent more likely to die... Read moreThe post Epilepsy patients at increased risk of death from Covid-19 appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 7, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Respiratory covid-19 epilepsy Source Type: news
