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The elements of a team-based care model are described in a report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA Addresses Elements of Team-Based Care Model

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New module from STEPS Forward collection describes how to bring these elements together
Use of a portable continuous positive airway pressure device can augment exercise performance in tracheobronchomalacia

CPAP Ups Exercise Performance in Tracheobronchomalacia

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62-year-old male patient had improvement in walking distance with use of portable CPAP
Three years into the campaign

CDC: Tips Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign Still Having Impact

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More than 1.8 million smokers attempted to quit smoking as a result of the 2014 ad campaign
Women doctors can address the gender wage disparity by understanding the reasons why they earn less

How Can We Fix the Wage Gap Among Female Physicians?

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Women need to become better negotiators and lobby for transparency to reduce gender wage disparity
Structured physical activity does not improve respiratory outcomes in elderly adults with mobility limitations

Exercise May Not Benefit Lungs of Seniors With Mobility Issues

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Physical activity tied to higher likelihood of respiratory hospitalization
Incretin-based drugs are not associated with increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure

Incretin-Based Drugs Don’t Up Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk

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Rate of hospitalization for heart failure not up among those with or without a history of heart failure
Two decades of progress toward eliminating tuberculosis in the United States has stalled

CDC: Tuberculosis Decline in the United States Has Hit a Plateau

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Agency reaffirms its commitment to eliminating the lung infection
Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who survive one week or more of mechanical ventilation can be stratified into disability groups based on age and ICU length of stay

Age, ICU LOS Can Stratify Patients Into Disability Groups

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Seven-day post-ICU Functional Independence Measure determines recovery trajectory to one year
Guidelines have been developed for the care of 2- to 5-year-old children with cystic fibrosis. The clinical practice guidelines were published online March 23 in Pediatrics.

Guidelines Developed for Preschoolers With Cystic Fibrosis

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Recommendations relate to routine surveillance for lung disease, therapeutics, nutritional and GI care
Cinqair (reslizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe asthma among adults 18 and older.

FDA Approves Cinqair for Severe Asthma

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Lab-developed interleukin-5 antagonist monoclonal antibody helps reduce blood levels of eosinophils