Kenny Walter

Problems using inhalers correctly is an ongoing issue for both pediatric and adult patients.

In a new study presented at ERS 2020, Dr. Mark Levy discusses how a digital inhaler reduces the amount of people who use their inhaler incorrectly.

The risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations was associated with increasing PM10 at lag 0.

In a poster presented at ERS, researchers find the complement and coagulation cascades pathway was up-regulated in response to airway presence of Moraxella genera that might suggest an activation of systemic innate immunity in response to Moraxella.

Three patients with unclassified interstitial lung disease had a change in diagnosis during the study’s follow-up period.

Of the 2199 patients who received a renal transplant, only 8 were treated for active tuberculosis.

In a poster presented at the ERS Virtual Conference, investigators identify the relative rate of severe asthma exacerbations using LAMA monotherapy.

There was no differences found between liver transplant patients and a control group on the proportion of hospitalized patients and patients who required intensive care.

For patients without diabetes, low serum bicarbonate and higher high sensitivity troponin T, NTproBNP, and urine NGAL were linked to a higher risk of the composite outcome.

Azacytidine 300 mg tablets, CC-486 is earmarked for AML patients who achieved their first complete remission following intensive induction chemotherapy.

A new model using proteomic data from individuals at age 12 could help predict psychotic experiences at age 18.

Racial and ethnic disparities did not substantially improve between 2005-2015 for patients with end-stage kidney disease.

More than 20% of children examined in Wuhan showed various ocular manifestations.

Antithrombotic agents caused 34% of serious adverse drug reactions identified in the study.

Tardive dyskinesia at treatment onset was the strongest predictor of schizophrenia relapse.

Telemedicine could be something that is still used, even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

Approximately 11.7% of nearly 90,000 hospitalized patients with confirmed influenza suffered from an acute cardiovascular event.

Approximately 50% of patients with a mTBI who experience fatigue or sleep-wake disturbances 2 weeks following the injury continue to have problems at the 3 month mark.

An expert discusses ALKS 3831, a potential new treatment that demonstrated reduced weight gain in patients with schizophrenia compared to olanzapine.

Tricida will meet with the FDA in an attempt to provide more data for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease.

Patients impacted by pruritus were more depressed and anxious than a comparison control group.

The potential new treatment has demonstrated reduced weight gain in patients with schizophrenia compared to olanzapine.

No life-threatening adverse events occurred in the 150 patient trial to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The risk of developing fibrosis and macular atrophy increased based on which quartile of foveal center point thickness standard deviation an individual falls in.

The majority of older adults participating in the study expressed outrage at what they deemed to be an inadequate government response to the pandemic.

There were no differences found in pulse wave velocity, augmentation index, or physical function between patients who took vitamin K supplements and patients given a placebo.

A sibling control group showed similar results as a general population control group.

Gilead expects topline results available from a pair of trials testing the new treatment in 2021.

Genetic and environmental liability were linked to poorer mental health in a cohort of more than 6000 individuals based in the Netherlands.

Categorizing baseline SCr as the median value over the preadmission period could be the least biased estimate of the baseline renal function.