Brandon May

Brandon May is a freelance medical writer and owner of May Medical Communications, LLC. He holds a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Houston. Throughout his career, he has written over 700 medical news articles across several different therapeutic areas. In addition to covering the medical news, Brandon also creates content for continuing medical education providers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies across the globe.

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COPD

SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Interactions in Lungs of Patients With COPD Examined

Brandon May

May 18, 2021

The angiotensin converting enzyme 2 receptor, which enables entry of SARS-CoV-2 into lung epithelial cells, appears to mediate the severity of COVID-19 in patients COPD.

Asthma

Asthma Treatment Satisfaction Depends on Impact of Disease Severity on QoL

Brandon May

May 17, 2021

Patients who report medium-to-high impact of asthma on their quality of life are less likely to report satisfaction with treatment compared with those who report low-to-medium impact of their disease.

General Pulmonology

High Disinfection With Peracetic Acid May Reduce Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Spreading Following Endoscopy

Brandon May

May 5, 2021

Investigators examined the effectiveness of the PARP inhibitor olaparib in patients with pancreatic cancer with BRCAness.

Smoking

Dual Use of ENDS, Smoking Tobacco Increases Risk of Incident Respiratory Symptoms

Brandon May

May 4, 2021

Concomitant use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and smoked tobacco is associated with an increased risk of incident respiratory symptoms compared with either ENDS or smoked tobacco alone.

General Pulmonology

American Lung Association Report Shows 40% of US Regularly Breathes Polluted Air

Brandon May

April 30, 2021

The American Lung Association’s 22nd annual “State of the Air” report shows that approximately 40% of Americans breathe polluted air on a regular basis.

Lung Infection

Study Finds Small Association Between Type 2 Diabetes Drugs and COVID-19-Related Mortality

Brandon May

April 30, 2021

The researchers investigated whether there are associations between different classes of glucose-lowering drugs and risk of COVID-19-related mortality in people with type 2 diabetes.

COPD

Higher Vitamin D Levels May Be Linked to More Favorable COPD Symptoms

Brandon May

April 29, 2021

Higher vitamin D levels are associated with fewer respiratory-specific symptoms in middle-aged patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Lung Infection

Young Adults Infected With SARS-CoV-2 May Have Higher Risk of Reinfection

Brandon May

April 29, 2021

Young adults who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 have a slightly higher risk of subsequent infection with COVID-19 compared with seronegative people.

Pneumonia

Novel Machine-Learning Model Predicts Pneumonia After Liver Transplant

Brandon May

April 28, 2021

Researchers have developed a novel 14-variable machine-learning model that may be able to predict the risk of pneumonia following after orthotopic liver transplantation.

Pulmonary Hypertension

Sotatercept Leads to PVR Reductions in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Brandon May

April 28, 2021

In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) receiving background therapy, treatment with sotatercept led to significant reductions in pulmonary vascular resistance.

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