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Obesity impacts peripheral airway reactivity, asthma
Overall, most obese individuals with and without asthma showed significant changes in peripheral airway resistance.
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Advanced Primary Care program boosts COVID-19 results
Better outcomes were seen in higher vaccination rates and fewer infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19.
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Gene associated with vision loss also linked to COVID: Study
The findings show that COVID and age-related macular degeneration were associated with variations in what is called the PDGFB gene.
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Exacerbation history found flawed as COPD risk predictor
Exacerbation history alone is not the most accurate risk-prediction tool.
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Defining six asthma subtypes may promote personalized treatment
A large, retrospective cohort study defined of asthma subtypes based on steroid use, health care use, and comorbidities
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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence grew rapidly in pandemic’s early waves
But surveys found fewer than half of people over age 60 had been exposed and therefore this age group should be prioritized for vaccination.
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Double CF combination safe, effective in 1- to 2-year-olds
Ivacaftor/lumacaftor combination could serve as a bridge to triple therapy.
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Dapper homolog 2 shows promise for pulmonary fibrosis
Molecular mechanisms of antagonist may protect against pulmonary fibrosis and offer a potential treatment target.
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Fat-free mass index tied to outcomes in underweight COPD patients
FFM was independently associated with improved scores on the 6-minute walk test for underweight patients.
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Serum trace metals relate to lower risk of sleep disorders
Zinc, but not copper or selenium, was associated with self-reported sleep disorders in NHANES review.