BALTIMORE — Today, the president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spoke to attendees of the 2023 annual meeting regarding the importance of mental health and overcoming women’s health challenges in the past year.“During my year as president, our patients lost the reproductive health protections of nearly 50 years of precedent. ACOG members were
BALTIMORE — The odds of preterm birth in the American Indian/Alaska Native population in the central New York region rose significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.A team of researchers at State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University in Syracuse conducted a study to evaluate changes in preterm
SAN FRANCISCO — Inhaled treprostinil significantly improved persistence, adherence and lowered risk for hospitalization compared with iloprost in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, researchers reported.“For approved inhaled therapies, we have really two. Inhaled treprostinil is administered four times a day and iloprost must be administered six to nine times. The worry is
SAN FRANCISCO — The availability and pricing of asthma and COPD medications varies across different settings, with greater availability in urban and higher-income settings compared with rural and lower-income settings, researchers reported.“The burden of chronic respiratory disease is increasing globally, with the highest disease-related morbidity and mortality centered in . low-
SAN FRANCISCO — A self-reported fall screening instrument may be beneficial for predicting hospitalizations among older adults with COPD, according to new findings presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. “Many of us know falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury to older adults,” Vincent S. Fan, MD, MPH, investigator at the VA Puget