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Lung airways were smaller in women than men, even among ever-smokers and never-smokers, according to large analysis.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Use of wearable activity trackers increased daily time spent walking by 40 minutes and was linked to a 2-lb weight loss across age groups and populations.

Influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and RSV: 4 drug makers have all 3 viruses targeted for vaccines, alone and in combination. Click through the flash-card update.

Refresh your memory on refugee immunization recommendations with a 2-question quiz based on a patient scenario.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Monkeypox will now be treated as a public health emergency in the US where the outbreak has become the largest in the world, according to authorities.

"What exactly is monkeypox?" "Can I get it through sex?" Are just 2 common questions your patients may ask at their next clinical visit.

Earlier age at hypertension onset could lead to greater cumulative exposure to elevated BP, exposure known to increase risk of CVD and that could lead to disparities in outcomes.

Investigators from CDC warned, however, that HPV vaccinations missed due to the COVID-19 pandemic could stymie this progress.

A diagnosis of NAFLD was associated with a 50% greater risk of new-onset heart failure in a meta-analysis comprised of more than 11 million individuals.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Antiplatelet medication was associated with a 63% increase in heat-related MI risk and ß-blockers with a 65% increase. People taking both drugs had a 75% higher risk.

In this current US catchup vaccination era, which immunization not yet administered could have prevented the illnesses in each situation?

A real-world study found that a delay in diagnosis of 1 year or more was particularly detrimental to patients with mild disease at time of diagnosis.

Additional research into tailored metered-dose inhaler education is needed, according to authors of a recent study.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

The first US polio case in more than a decade was found in vaccination-poor Rockland County, NY, where the virus has now been found in wastewater.