HealthDay News — Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution may increase the risk for dementia, according to a review published online July 24 in The Lancet Planetary Health.

Pemivibart was well tolerated and prophylactic against COVID-19 infection among adult patients with significant immunocompromising conditions.

Tobacco smoke exposure may diminish the level of clinical benefit provided by ETI after 6 months in patients with cystic fibrosis.

The FDA's top vaccine official is stepping down after just 3 months in a role that upset drug companies, patient groups and some political leaders.

Individuals with CF traveling by air may use a COPD preflight assessment to determine whether or not supplemental oxygen is needed during air travel.

Individuals who have life expectancies less than 3 years may not be appropriate candidates for low-dose CT screening for lung cancer.

Children hospitalized with RSV showed higher risk for ICU admission, IMV, and supplemental oxygen than children hospitalized with COVID-19 or influenza.

Frequent and permanent night shift work is associated with increased lung cancer risk with smoking being a significant factor.

Post-thoracentesis ultrasound and chest radiography are equally effective in assessing pleural space evacuation in simple pleural effusions.

The Trump administration’s immigration policies are having negative effects on health care, impacting patients and health care workers alike.

Among children studied, causes of bronchiectasis were most commonly post-infective (31%), primary and secondary immunodeficiencies (19%), and genetic (13%). Children and teens with bronchiectasis and ...

Adults with pediatric-onset bronchiectasis have increased disease severity compared with those with adult-onset bronchiectasis.