SAN FRANCISCO — A new diagnostic schema incorporating chest CT and respiratory symptoms into the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can help to better identify patients at risk for poor respiratory outcomes and rule out those with airflow obstruction who have neither respiratory symptoms nor evidence of structural lung disease. The recommendation for … Read more
A major German study finds that early repeated antibiotic use in very low-birth-weight infants can have lasting effects on lung health, highlighting the importance of antibiotic stewardship and preventive care for preterm children. Study: Perinatal Antibiotic Exposure and Respiratory Outcomes in Children Born Preterm. Image Credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock In a recent study published in JAMA Network … Read more
Archyde Understanding lung Health in Former Preemies: Paving the Way for Future Research research on the long-term lung health of premature infants is still in its early stages. While we certainly know prematurity can increase the risk of respiratory problems, there’s a lack of comprehensive data tracking how lung function evolves in these individuals as … Read more
Infants born preterm remain vulnerable to numerous health complications, such as respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease, and pulmonary dysfunction. Moreover, extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs), or babies born more than 3 months before the expected date of birth ( Existing methods to evaluate lung function such as spirometry are limited by the … Read more