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Laughter therapy improves dyspnea, health status in COPD
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (377+ words) Patients with COPD had improved dyspnea severity and health status after performing pursed-lip...
Environmental awareness can improve health care
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (1508+ words) CHICAGO — Patient outcomes will improve as awareness of environmental impacts on health grows, Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine, University of Illinois Chicago Department of Medicine, told Healio. “It really is a movement within medicine,” said Rao,…...
Hospital revisit rate for COPD encounters higher after private equity acquisition
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (62+ words) — In U.S. hospital encounters for COPD, there was a rise in 30-day revisits in hospitals...
Heatwaves, cardiometabolic disease potentially deadly combo for veterans
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) Days of extreme heat were linked to increased mortality risk among veterans with cardiometabolic disease, especially those living in high deprivation index neighborhoods or those who were homeless, researchers reported. These data may be used to inform emergency action plans…...
Support available for veterans’ unique respiratory challenges
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1075+ words) CHICAGO — Veterans of the U.S. military face unique respiratory risks, but physicians can guide them through care with the aid of the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting. “The key here, when caring…...
Cystic fibrosis mortality falls, sickle cell disease mortality rises over recent years
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) From 2008 to 2023, there has been a significant decrease in cystic fibrosis mortality rates and a significant rise in sickle cell disease mortality rates in the U.S., according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. “For frontline clinicians, these results are a call…...
Over half of commercially insured patients had a chronic condition in 2024
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (587+ words) Almost six in 10 commercially insured patients in the United States had at least one chronic condition in 2024, according to a new report from FAIR Health. The findings follow other new data showing heart disease continues to be the leading cause…...
Q&A: ‘Immediate action’ needed to address rising CKD prevalence
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (586+ words) Recent data published in The Lancet revealed chronic kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death globally, a sharp increase from previous 2017 data. Marcello Tonelli, MD, SM, MSc, FRCPC, CAHS, FRSC, professor at the University of Calgary Cumming School…...
Providers fall short in refractory chronic cough knowledge
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (907+ words) CHICAGO — Knowledge gaps about refractory chronic cough and its epidemiology persist among health care providers, indicating a need for more education and treatment options, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting. “Right now, there are no approved treatments,…...
Top 10 smoking, vaping stories of 2025
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) Healio Pulmonology has compiled the top news on smoking and vaping posted in 2025. Here are Healio’s top 10 most-read stories on smoking and vaping from 2025. Teenagers and young adults vaping daily/near daily with a desire to quit had better abstinence…...