Respiratory Diseases and Disorders

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Apr 28, 2025

The Evolution of United States Governance Policies for Research Using Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential

In response to 2012 studies enhancing a deadly pathogen's transmissibility, the U.S. and research community established policies to oversee research on enhanced pathogens with pandemic potential.
Research

Apr 23, 2025

Between-Visit Asthma Symptom Monitoring With a Scalable Digital Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial

This randomized controlled trial of a scalable symptom monitoring intervention found an increase in asthma-related quality of life but it did not reach the threshold for a minimally important change.
Commentary

Dec 23, 2024

Getting Ahead of H5N1: Declare a Public Health Emergency, Expand Wastewater Testing, and Increase Vaccine Research and Availability—Sooner Rather Than Later

The ongoing H5N1 outbreak presents a critical test of America's ability to apply the hard-earned lessons of recent health emergencies. The time to act is not when the threat becomes unmanageable—it is now, when swift, coordinated efforts can make the greatest impact.
Nov 15, 2024

RAND Review: November-December 2024

The cover story explores a new examination of military and veteran caregivers that provides updated estimates of the number of adults caregiving in the U.S. today; and provides insights on the health, economic security, and well-being of caregivers.
Research

Aug 14, 2024

The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the UK

This study describes and quantifies the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the United Kingdom in adults to the patients, the health and care systems and the economy. The total economic cost is estimated to be around £319m annually.
Project

Aug 6, 2024

The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults in the UK

RAND Europe researchers estimate that 11,800 adult deaths per year in the UK are due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and it may be a contributing factor in further deaths.
Research

Jul 9, 2024

Respiratory Health Among U.S. Veterans Across Age and Over Time

The authors analyzed data from two large nationally representative health surveys that permit comparisons of the prevalence of respiratory disease diagnoses and symptoms between veterans and their civilian peers.
Research

Nov 15, 2023

Data collection and sharing for pathogen surveillance: Making sense of a fragmented global system

Study providing an overview of the pathogen surveillance space, involved stakeholders, strengths and weaknesses of initiatives, challenges of pathogen surveillance, and how data has been used to inform public health decision making.
Research

Jul 19, 2023

The Stability of Influenza Vaccination Behavior Over Time: A Longitudinal Analysis of Individuals Across 8 Years

U.S. adults completed multiple surveys about influenza vaccinations over an 8 year period. Findings indicate that individuals with only a weak tendency to vaccinate or not to vaccinate are mostly likely to be impacted by interventions.
Research

Jul 11, 2023

Reciprocal Relationships Among Influenza Experiences, Perceptions, and Behavior: Results from a National, Longitudinal Survey of United States Adults

Likelihood of vaccination for influenza is associated with perceived risk and experience with influenza. Higher perceived risk of influenza may be more associated with interpreting ambiguous symptoms as influenza.
May 24, 2023

Plagues and Their Aftermath: How Societies Recover from Pandemics

In a concise, authoritative, and gripping telling, Brian Michael Jenkins provides an account of what kind of future the planet might be facing by looking at the world's long history of epidemics and discerning what was common about their aftermath.
Research

Apr 27, 2023

The societal and indirect economic burden of seasonal influenza in the United Kingdom

Societal burden of seasonal influenza, impact on workforce productivity and provision of UK NHS services, indirect economic costs (non-medical) due to labour-productivity losses.

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The Evolution of United States Governance Policies for Research Using Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential

Between-Visit Asthma Symptom Monitoring With a Scalable Digital Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Getting Ahead of H5N1: Declare a Public Health Emergency, Expand Wastewater Testing, and Increase Vaccine Research and Availability—Sooner Rather Than Later

RAND Review: November-December 2024

The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the UK

The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults in the UK

Respiratory Health Among U.S. Veterans Across Age and Over Time

Data collection and sharing for pathogen surveillance: Making sense of a fragmented global system

The Stability of Influenza Vaccination Behavior Over Time: A Longitudinal Analysis of Individuals Across 8 Years

Reciprocal Relationships Among Influenza Experiences, Perceptions, and Behavior: Results from a National, Longitudinal Survey of United States Adults

Plagues and Their Aftermath: How Societies Recover from Pandemics

The societal and indirect economic burden of seasonal influenza in the United Kingdom

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The Evolution of United States Governance Policies for Research Using Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential

Between-Visit Asthma Symptom Monitoring With a Scalable Digital Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Getting Ahead of H5N1: Declare a Public Health Emergency, Expand Wastewater Testing, and Increase Vaccine Research and Availability—Sooner Rather Than Later

RAND Review: November-December 2024

The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the UK

The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults in the UK

Respiratory Health Among U.S. Veterans Across Age and Over Time

Data collection and sharing for pathogen surveillance: Making sense of a fragmented global system

The Stability of Influenza Vaccination Behavior Over Time: A Longitudinal Analysis of Individuals Across 8 Years

Reciprocal Relationships Among Influenza Experiences, Perceptions, and Behavior: Results from a National, Longitudinal Survey of United States Adults

Plagues and Their Aftermath: How Societies Recover from Pandemics

The societal and indirect economic burden of seasonal influenza in the United Kingdom

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