Current Asthma at Age 7 Linked to Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Middle Age
Associations seen for frequent head colds, frequent tonsillitis, current childhood asthma with symptomatic doctor-diagnosed CRS
Hospital-Onset SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Omicron Linked to Morbidity
Hospital-onset SARS-CoV-2 remained associated with increased morbidity and mortality during omicron era
Prenatal Vaccination With RSV Prefusion F Does Not Increase Risk for Preterm Birth
After adjustment for potential confounders, addressing immortal time bias, prenatal vaccination not linked to increased risk for PTB
Nicotine Exposure Lower for Children Exposed to Secondhand Vapor
Nicotine exposure lower with exposure to secondhand vapor versus secondhand smoke, but higher than with exposure to neither
More Women Than Men Experience Nonphysical Violence in Health Care Workforce
Women more likely to experience verbal abuse, sexual harassment, bullying, while men more likely to experience physical violence
Pulsed Field Ablation Demonstrates Favorable Safety Profile for A-Fib
No esophageal complications, pulmonary vein stenosis, persistent phrenic palsy observed; stroke was rare and death even rarer
Scientists Spot Cause of Lupus, Way to Reverse It
Nirsevimab Effective Against RSV-Linked Bronchiolitis Hospitalization
Nirsevimab therapy also effective against RSV-linked bronchiolitis resulting in critical care, ventilatory support for infants
Study Looks at Impact of Incentivizing Smoking Cessation in Addition to Usual Care
Incentivizing smoking cessation increases cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Recommended for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
Patients receiving IMRT and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy appear to have similar rates of developing secondary cancer