Objectives In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe exacerbations (ECOPDs) impose significant morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines emphasise using ECOPD history to ...

At the University of Oslo, psychologists and collaborators following Norwegian families identified a sizable group of children whose eating patterns centered on avoidant and restrictive intake and ...

Spirometry has been used as the main strategy for assessing ventilatory changes related to occupational exposure to particulate matter (OEPM). However, in some cases, as one of its limitations, it may ...

"With both sides of our mandate challenged, this is a difficult time for monetary policy," Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said on Thursday. She has seen some softening in the labor market, but ...

Of the 43% of study participants without pre-existing lung conditions, 70% had normal PFTs, 16% had obstructive pattern, 12% restrictive pattern, and 2.3% mixed pattern. After recovering from mild to ...

Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve needs to maintain a restrictive stance of monetary policy to get inflation down to its 2% target, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack told CNBC's Squawk ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there “is no risk-free path” as the central bank tries to keep inflation low and stable while promoting healthy labor markets. Photo: Sophie Park/Bloomberg ...

Daniel Lawrence is affiliated with the Labour Party. Restrictive practices in mental health settings – such as physical restraint and seclusion – are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients ...

For the most part, voting patterns across demographic groups in the 2024 presidential election were not substantially different from the 2020 and 2016 elections. But Donald Trump’s gains among several ...

Those who participated in physical activity for up to 500 metabolic equivalent-minutes per week had a 10% lower risk for RSP vs those with no physical activity. Physical activity (PA) levels have a ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious disease, ranking among the top 10 causes of death globally. While it is known that lung function decreases after pulmonary TB infection, the association ...

Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed.