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Detroit Air Quality Update June 29th 2023

Plum Health

Detroit Air Quality Update June 29th 2023 Unfortunately, today the air quality is 157 - 184, which is unhealthy. Visibility is good and asthma exacerbations happen with fewer frequency. What is the typical air quality? The typical air quality index is closer to 30. what is the air quality like today?

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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

According to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown, mortality caused by extreme heat events increased by 53.7% Relate sustainability topics to chronic disease prevention—air pollution and asthma, heat exposure and cardiovascular risks, food systems and metabolic health. from 2000 to 2018 among people over 65 years old.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

2023 Jul 24. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. He initially presented to his pediatrician two months prior with 10 days of cough and unexplained fevers. The CT also showed normal pulmonary venous return via the left lower pulmonary vein. Clin Perinatol. 2022 Dec;49(4):907-926. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.08.003.

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Podcast: ECPR

PEMBlog

2023; 187:109792. asthma, heart failure, and more. ECPR involves using ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) to take over heart and lung functions, offering a last-resort option that is becoming more common in large pediatric hospitals. Am Heart J. 2020;229:29–39. Bartos JA, Yannopoulos D. Resuscitation.

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OPDP Comes out Swinging With A Warning Letter on Unsubstantiated Efficacy

FDA Law Blog

The indication includes a limitation of use that Breztri is not indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm or for the treatment of asthma. This blogger is curious to see what else OPDP has up its sleeve for 2023. Why is this Warning Letter so shocking? Let’s take a walk down OPDP Warning Letter memory lane. But a Warning Letter?

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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. In January of last year, Cole went to a Walgreens in Appleton, Wisconsin, to get refills on the medication he used to control his asthma. He left without it.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

The goal is to support clinical trials and bring in another $50 million in private investment to help ibogaine win approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The process could take years. Ibogaine is made from the root of a plant found in Africa. It has been banned in the U.S. Former Texas Gov.