American Thoracic Society International Conference

Why are major adverse cardiovascular events not treated as the concern risk factors they are in patients with obstructive sleep apnea?

Upper airway stimulation, a sleep apnea treatment on the rise, is showing particular benefit for female patients.

Early-stage study results from the multi-center MUST-ARDS trial show the ex-vivo adult progenitor cell-expanding therapy is capable of improving 28-day mortality, care burden, and overall safety in patients with ARDS.

Mental health disorders are highly prevalent in certain patients with COPD—and their effect can limit lung function therapy benefit.

Early research found that e-cigarette use affects the immune system response to the flu virus and the effects are different for female and male users.

A multivariate cohort showed opioids in situation of critical care may not drive rates of continued use after 1 year.

The intracellular tyrosine kinases inhibitor has a similar benefit for patients with the rare, heterogenous associated form of ILD as it does for patients with IPF.

Among patients in SINUS-24 and SINUS-52 with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and comorbid asthma, dupilumab significantly improved function and patient-reported outcomes.

Does it matter whether federal and state regulations allow for a significant user population?

How new GRIPHON data showed further definitive long-term outcomes for patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Why are diagnoses still significantly underwhelming for a chronic condition on the rise?

High-risk LIVE scores for patients with COPD were associated with higher all-cause mortality and higher rates of referral to palliative care.

New Sunovion data at ATS 2019 shows expected trends of comorbidity effect on patients, and surprising results of care between men and women.

In an open-label trial among adults with mild asthma, budesonide-formoterol treatment was superior to albuterol for the prevention of asthma exacerbations.

Investigators were seeking an alternative therapy for persistent asthma patients reporting insufficient benefit from mometasone, despite it being the guideline standard.

The single-use triple-therapy device has proven significantly more easily managed by patients in a crossover study.

Findings should prompt future investigations into care disparities at skilled-care facilities to mediate higher mortality rates observed among senior survivors of critical illness.

When inhaled, cinnamaldehyde can disrupt the lung's anti-bacterial defense system, exposing users to respiratory infection.

Of the 246 patients who underwent lung resections, 203 patients had a FEV1 less than 0.8.

Increasing particulate matter and ozone rates, even in lower-pollution regions, is putting the elderly at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome.

The longtime therapy Symbicort was tested for safety and efficacy versus SABA in 8000-plus patients on an as-needed treatment basis.

Miners who have worked 10 or more years are at greater risk for developing black lung disease and progressive massive fibrosis.

Under Medicaid expansion, declines in ICU admission may mean that increased access to insurance has led to improvements in clinical outcomes.

The administration of the treatment to asthma patients is fairly common, despite guidelines advocating against it under certain circumstances.

Smokers who quit had lower disease risk than the group identified as stable, low-rate smokers.

Sanofi and Regeneron reported promising results from a pair of pivotal phase 3 trials for the investigative add-on therapy.

From food deserts to hazardous jobs that inhibit exposure and limit the means to prevent it, people of low SES are at greatest environmental health risk.

Researchers intend to follow observed infants into early childhood to gauge the vitamin's influence on pediatric asthma rates.

Children given immunocap radioallergosorbent tests when hospitalized for asthma avoided re-hopsitalization twice as long as children not given the test.

A type of flavonoid found in dark-pigmented fruits like red grapes and blueberries may slow the lung function decline that occurs with aging.