In asthma, increased inflammation, as measured by the SII, is independently linked to greater mortality risk (all-cause, CV and respiratory).

COVID-19 vaccines were not associated with increased risk for thyroid diseases but were associated with increased risk for exacerbated hypothyroidism.

Using glucocorticoids, rituzimab, or certain immunosuppressants to treat connective tissue diseases is associated with greater risks for severe COVID-19-related outcomes.

Babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic had much lower risk for respiratory infections and antibiotic prescriptions during their first 18 months.

Differences in distance to lung cancer screening facilities by race and ethnicity are partly explained by rurality.

Implementation of an electronic patient-recorded outcome monitoring system improves patient-physician communication in cardiovascular care.

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A substantial proportion of US adults are aware of and have already experimented with synthetic cooling agent menthol-mimicking cigarettes.

“Patients with mild-to-moderate COPD who have low exercise tolerance are likely to experience poor respiratory health outcomes,” the investigators concluded. “Exercise tolerance may be considered one ...

No significant causal relationship was identified between PAH and thyroid, lung, gastric, or colorectal cancers.

Food sensitization and allergy were more significantly associated with the gut bacterial genera found in infants who were 1 month old vs 1 week old.

Tobacco-associated trachea, bronchus, and lung (TBL) cancer mortality is declining, while ambient particulate matter (PM)-associated TBL cancer mortality is increasing.