Breathing Trials Compared for Patients at Risk for Extubation Failure
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients at high risk for extubation failure, the number of ventilator-free days at day 28 is no different for spontaneous-breathing trials performed with use of pressure-support ventilation (PSV) or a T…
Learn MoreVentilator-Free Days Comparable With Lower, Higher SpO₂ target
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of ventilator-free days does not differ for critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation with a lower, intermediate, or higher target for oxygen saturation, according to a study published…
Learn MoreCases of Child RSV Are Swamping Hospitals. What Are the Symptoms, Treatments?
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians’ offices, children’s hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the United States are being overwhelmed by an early, heavy surge of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among infants…
Learn MoreGestational Phthalate Exposure Tied to Childhood Lung Function
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gestational exposure to phthalates is associated with reduced lung function during childhood, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of Environmental Pollution.Magda Bosch de Basea, Ph.D., from …
Learn MoreFDA Approves Boostrix for Third-Trimester Administration
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Boostrix for immunization during the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent pertussis in infants younger than 2 months of age.The Boostrix vaccine (Tetanu…
Learn MoreUna prueba no invasiva podría detectar fácilmente el asma en niños en edad preescolar
LUNES, 10 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Escuchar a un bebé respirar con sibilancia por primera vez puede ser terrorífico para los nuevos padres, ya que se sabe que la sibilancia aumenta el riesgo de un niño de desarrollar asma.No ha habido un…
Learn MoreNoninvasive Test Might Easily Spot Asthma in Preschoolers
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hearing an infant wheeze for the first time can be scary for new parents, as wheezing is known to raise a child’s risk of developing asthma.There’s been no easy way to predict a child will actually develop the…
Learn MoreCambiar a camiones de cero emisiones podría salvar 66,000 vidas en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reemplazar los camiones que usan diésel y los contaminantes tóxicos que emiten con vehículos eléctricos salvaría decenas de miles de vidas en EE. UU., señala un nuevo informe de la Asociación Americana …
Learn MoreChange Seen in Pediatric Respiratory Infection Trends After SARS-CoV-2 Emergence
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Seasonal trends in acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) changed after emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to research published in the Oct. 7 issue of the U.S. …
Learn MoreMove to Zero-Emission Trucks Could Save 66,000 U.S. Lives
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Replacing diesel-powered trucks with electric vehicles would save tens of thousands of U.S. lives, a new American Lung Association report says.The benefit would accrue if all medium- and heavy-duty trucks sol…
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