hospitalization

February 10, 2016February 18, 2016

In Asthmatic Kids Whose Symptoms Worsen After School Breaks, Common Cold is Likely Culprit

Asthma, News

A new study reported that children with asthma are more often infected with cold viruses soon after they return to school after a seasonal or holiday break. Worsening asthma symptoms result in ... Read more

November 9, 2015November 9, 2015

Nonin Medical’s COPD STEP™ Plan Set to be implemented in U.S hospitals This Month

COPD, News

Nonin Medical, Inc., the company that invented the finger pulse oximeter, and Tri-anim Health Services, Inc., a company specialized in providing innovative products and clinical expertise to hospitals, have partnered ... Read more

September 1, 2015November 9, 2015

Use of Novel Digital App Helps COPD Patients Improve Health on the Go

COPD, News

A recently released study out of the Temple Lung Center led by director, Gerald Criner MD, revealed that COPD patients who used a digital health application had improved symptoms and ... Read more

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

Child’s Home Environment Predicts Hospitalization Risk For Respiratory Diseases

Bronchiolitis, News

Children who need hospitalization for various common respiratory conditions usually live in inner-city neighborhoods with less than optimal socioeconomic conditions, according to a recent study from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center whose researchers ... Read more

June 8, 2015November 9, 2015

Order Sets Help Decrease COPD Hospitalization

COPD, News

The use of order sets by physicians for the management of chronic obstructive disease (COPD) is able to reduce hospitalization time, according to a recent study that evaluated the use of ... Read more

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015

Risk Factors for Bronchiolitis Hospitalization in Preterm Newborns

Bronchiolitis, News

In a recent study published in the Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Silvia Vandini from the Foundation IRCCS Santa Lucia in Rome, Italy and colleagues evaluated the role of prenatal, perinatal and ... Read more

March 9, 2015November 5, 2015

Results of SERAPHIN Trial Show Macitentan PAH Treatment Decreases Hospitalization Risk

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

A group of international pulmonary medical specialists have conducted a clinical trial to assess improvement in hospital based outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) when treated with macitentan, ... Read more

December 11, 2014November 6, 2015

Medavie Offers Patient Support Services for Asthma and COPD

Asthma, News

The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) recently applauded Medavie Blue Cross for actively providing practical health promotion initiatives to patients with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a new ... Read more

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014

COPD Treatment with Nutrition Improves Outcome, Reduces Costs

News

A study recently published in the journal CHEST suggests elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had better outcomes during a hospital confinement when they received nutritional treatment as well. ... Read more

November 4, 2014November 4, 2014

Fine to Hospitals for Excessive Readmissions May Punish the Wrong Facilities

News

Penalizing hospitals for hospitalized relapses of patients who suffer from chronic lung disease may have a greater impact on facilities that are dedicated to providing care to poor and minority ... Read more