At The Bedside: For Jesus Mata, living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is not the end, but the beginning
Since he could remember, Jesus Mata has always had a cough he could not seem to kick. He had no idea that his simple cough was a sign of a serious and life-altering illness. In 2020, Mata felt pain in…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Bindu Akkanti, MD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Bindu Akkanti, MD, associate professor and…
Women Faculty Forum honors six with excellence awards
The Women Faculty Forum honored six winners of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Excellence Awards on July 23 in the Fifth Floor Gallery. The WFF Excellence Awards recognize outstanding contributions made by women faculty at the Medical School. Awards are…
Lung Disease
As part of a series on lung diseases, HealthCentral interviewed Bindu Akkanti, MD, about corticosteroids for COPD treatment; Pushan Jani, MD, about how allergies can worsen COPD; and Guatam Sikka, MD, about the differences in lungs with COPD, and why…
More than one-third of Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution: Report
More than one-third of Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to an annual report published by the American Lung Association. The 24th iteration of the State of the Air report determined 19 million fewer Americans…
Awake prone positioning does not offer benefit in reducing intubation for COVID-19 induced acute respiratory failure
A large multicenter, randomized clinical trial revealed no difference in the risk of endotracheal intubation requirement at 30 days between awake prone positioning and standard positioning for patients with COVID-19 who suffered from acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, according to research…