by National Jewish Health Credit: National Jewish Health The American College of Chest Physicians has published new guidelines for the diagnosis and evaluation of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), an interstitial lung disease characterized by scarring and/or inflammation of the interstitium—the area surrounding the lung’s air sacs, blood vessels, and airways. National Jewish Health pulmonologist Evans Fernández, MD,...
(HealthDay)—The first oral blood-thinning medication for children was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Monday. Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) oral pellets were approved to treat children ages 3 months to 12 years with venous thromboembolism (VTE) directly after treatment with an injectable blood thinner for at least five days. The tablets were also...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: CC0 Public Domain As people go about their daily activities, complex fluctuations in their movement occur without conscious thought. These fluctuations—known as fractal motor activity regulation (FMAR)—and their changes are not readily detectable to the naked eye, but FMAR patterns can be recorded using a wristwatch-like device known as an...
