Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a betacoronavirus that
causes the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is highly transmissible and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a slowly progressing chronic respiratory
disorder. It is characterized by an obstructive ventilatory pattern, which is often partially …

Importance In the United States, Black and Hispanic children have higher rates of asthma
and asthma-related morbidity compared with White children and disproportionately reside in …

Background: Patients with serious respiratory illness and their caregivers suffer
considerable burdens, and palliative care is a fundamental right for anyone who needs it …

The global burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to grow in
part due to better outcomes in other major diseases and in part because a substantial …

Socioeconomic, ethnic and gender disparities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) risk are well established but no studies have applied multilevel analysis of …

Abstract The COPD Genetic Epidemiology (COPDGene®) study provides a rich cross-
sectional dataset of patients with substantial tobacco smoke exposure, varied by race …

Background Early hospital readmissions remain common in patients with conditions
targeted by the CMS Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP). There is still no …

Rationale: Although interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA), specific patterns of incidentally-
detected abnormal density on computed tomography, have been associated with abnormal …

Objective To explore the association between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and
diabetes and to determine whether effects are heterogeneous when examined by body …