The odds of death for patients receiving mechanical ventilation for pneumonia or sepsis increase along with the diversity of hospitals patient populations, suggesting more systemic factors such as lack of resources and income levels may be to blame, according to research published at the ATS 2024 International Conference held May 17–22 in San Diego.
For children seeking care at a California urban pediatric health center, extreme heat events were associated with increased asthma hospital visits, according to research published at the ATS 2024 International Conference held May 17–22 in San Diego.
A 25-year-old man was hospitalized for days at Danbury Hospital for a serious lung infection that doctors believe he contracted from using a cannabis bong filled with garden hose water, according to a.
When Robbie Sherren died on May 7, he became the first Canadian adult to donate his heart after cardiac or circulatory death. The legacy is helping his parents cope and igniting a new approach to save lives in this country, doctors say.