April 03, 2025

Youth Vaping: Comparable to Traditional Smoking, Study

Findings suggest that nicotine intake is similar among adolescents who vape and adolescents who smoke, highlighting critical implications for addiction.

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April 03, 2025

Pulmonary Embolism in ESKD: New Data on Risk, Outcomes

Fewer than half of patients with end-stage kidney disease who survived pulmonary embolism filled an anticoagulation prescription, yet PE recurrence rates were similar between those who did and did not receive anticoagulation (4.2% vs. 2.8%; P = .11), according to a new study.

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April 02, 2025

Sleep Apnea Associated with Lung Cancer Risk

The impact of sleep apnea on lung cancer risk appears to be strongly influenced by biological sex, researchers find in a nationwide study of COPD patients.

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March 31, 2025

Tariff Threat: Drugs Could Cost U.S. $750M More

New research reveals 25% tariffs on Canadian pharmaceuticals would impact critical medications, strain supply chains, and potentially increase costs—with 28 drugs having no alternative suppliers.

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March 27, 2025

Trauma Patients Face Lasting Mental Health Risks

Among 26,958 trauma patients without prior psychiatric diagnoses, 11.3% developed a new mental health condition, which was associated with elevated risks of readmission, suicide, and all-cause mortality.

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March 24, 2025

Sex Differences in Asthma and COPD Hospital Admission Outcomes: Study

Females with asthma had 'higher odds of readmission within 30 and 90 days' compared with males, according to a new study on sex differences in asthma and COPD outcomes.

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March 24, 2025

TPT Lowers Tuberculosis Risk in Rheumatic Patients

TPT decreased the overall risk of tuberculosis disease in patients with rheumatic diseases, with a 76% risk reduction observed in certain subgroups, researchers reported.

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March 20, 2025

Study Links Time to Lung Test Results

The odds of a positive bronchodilator response decrease by 8% per hour during the workday, researchers report in the SPIROTIMETRY study.

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March 19, 2025

High-Flow Nasal Cannula Slashes Hypoxia Risk in Obese Patients

A new study finds that high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation significantly reduces hypoxia in obese patients undergoing sedated gastrointestinal endoscopy, with a 2.0% incidence compared to 21.2% in standard oxygenation.

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