NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using 30% rather than 90% oxygen to resuscitate extremely low gestational age neonates results in less oxidative stress, inflammation, and chronic lung disease,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When considering risk factors for venous thromboembolism, recent lengthy travel does not appear to be a significant candidate, according to results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with pulmonary thromboemboli, the presence of a mobile right cardiac thrombus (MRCT) is strongly linked to death, new research shows. Although…
Dustyn Baker, MD, from the University of Chicago, discusses the Chicago Breathe Project, and explains the differences between the CFC inhalers and the newer HFA inhalers. To learn…
Valerie Press, MD, a Research Fellow in the Hospitalist Program at the University of Chicago, provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the HFA inhaler and the Diskus…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adults with a history of low birth weight (LBW) are more prone to respiratory illnesses requiring hospitalization than are adults without such a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients who undergo bariatric surgery should not expect it to cure their obstructive sleep apnea, according to results of a meta-analysis published in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children, a high-flow open nasal cannula may be as effective as a continuous positive airway pressure…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Combined positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) improves the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and also reduces the numbers of total…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a prospective observational study confirm an increased risk of death in patients with ischemic stroke and moderate to severe obstructive sleep…