Report ties higher lung cancer, COPD to weaker smoking laws
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 06, 2024
States that have the highest rates of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart disease are the same ones that have less-restrictive smoking laws, according to a new report.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 31
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 31, 2024
Gut health has a say in respiratory virus severity, study finds … Virtual reality’s push into palliative care … Smoking ups ALS odds by 12%
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 05, 2023
Report: Older adults didn’t smoke less from 2011 to 2022 … Healthcare infections down in US hospitals last year, data shows … Flu, COVID-19 up as RSV drops … White navy beans improve gut health...
New lung cancer screening guidelines expand reach to older smokers, former smokers
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 02, 2023
Smokers and former smokers who are 50 to 80 years old should get lung cancer screenings, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). The new ACS guideline recommends yearly screening for lung cancer...
Ask the wounds expert … about Doppler ultrasound
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Apr 10, 2023
Is it worth buying an audible, handheld Doppler ultrasound to detect arterial insufficiency?
Benefits of smoking cessation quantified in patients with ASCVD
Apr 08, 2022
About five event-free years gained through either quitting smoking or the use of three medications combined in persistent smokers
American Stroke Association, Feb. 9-11
Feb 22, 2022
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference
2021 USPSTF guidance expands eligibility for lung cancer screening
Oct 15, 2021
Newly eligible population includes individuals aged 50 to 54 years, more women, more racial and ethnic-minority groups
Asthma, smoking, chronic sinusitis tied to early COPD risk
Sep 24, 2021
Large study of Hispanic adults shows association with risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before age 50
Residents who do these two things most likely to live 100 years
By
John O'Connor
Jun 23, 2020
Older adults who are socially engaged and don’t smoke dramatically improve their chances of living to age 100, researchers in New Zealand have found.