Study: Microwave Ablation for Lung Nodules Effective as Last Resort Good option for patients who can't have surgery or radiotherapy, surgeon says Sep 08, 2022
Less Invasive Emphysema Treatment Matches Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve placement gets a boost from CELEB trial Sep 08, 2022
Nalbuphine Shows 'Clear Benefit' for IPF Chronic Cough in Early Trial Proof-of-concept study with opioid agonist/antagonist showed 77% reduction in cough frequency Sep 06, 2022
Pirfenidone Shows Hints of Benefit for RA-Related Lung Disease But early halt to recruitment, forced by pandemic, left trial underpowered Sep 06, 2022
How to Save 5 Minutes in Evaluating Patients Post-COVID Some "simple" tests are simpler than others Sep 06, 2022
Mucus Too Sticky? NAC Injections May Help Trial shows benefit with IV N-acetylcysteine in hospital setting Sep 05, 2022
Radiofrequency Tx Proves on the Nose for Collapsed Nasal Valves Improvements with temperature-controlled radiofrequency therapy maintained through 1 year Sep 01, 2022
After Cardiac Arrest, No 'Best' Blood Pressure, Oxygen Target BOX trial finds targets aiming to boost perfusion held no advantage Aug 27, 2022
Lowering Antenatal Betamethasone Dose Misses in Randomized Trial In BETADOSE study, half-dose regimen fails to meet noninferiority criteria Aug 22, 2022
Brain Structure, Cognitive Performance Linked With Tobacco Use in Kids Impairments seen through 2 years of follow-up Aug 10, 2022
New Data Bolster Atezolizumab as Adjuvant Tx in NSCLC Overall survival benefit now demonstrated Aug 09, 2022
Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting? Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets Aug 06, 2022 podcast
Pneumococcal Vax Slashed Deadly Sickle-Cell Complication in Kids Cumulative ACS reduction of 41% since implementation of 13-valent vaccine, French study finds Aug 02, 2022
Racial Disparities Seen in Preemie Lung Disease Infants of Black mothers face more challenges with bronchopulmonary dysplasia Aug 01, 2022
Durable Efficacy for Drug Preventing Lung Progression in Systemic Sclerosis One-year results sustained over another 48 weeks Jul 20, 2022
Pulse Oximeters Choke Oxygen Delivery to Minorities in ICU Overestimation of oxygen saturation has real consequences for darker skin patients Jul 11, 2022
Insights on Long COVID Care Fernando Carnavali, MD, discusses helping patients adjust to being chronically ill Jun 27, 2022 video
Unstable Sleep Patterns Linked With Worsening Cognition Longitudinal data put sleep variability in a negative light Jun 08, 2022
Six COVID Treatments Entered Rapid Testing, All Failed I-SPY results seen as testament to new adaptive trials May 23, 2022
For Young Adults, Fewer Burgers May Mean Healthier Lungs Later On "Healthy diet" in youth tied to lower mid-life emphysema risk May 20, 2022
Vulnerable Teens May Ask, Who'll Stop the Rain? Precipitation seen as trigger for airway inflammation May 19, 2022
Triple Therapy for COPD: One Drug Too Many, Too Often? Dropping the inhaled steroid seems to help many patients in real-world study May 19, 2022
Will This Chronic Cough Drug Succeed Where Others Failed? Phase II data show fewer side effects than with previous P2X3 inhibitors May 18, 2022
Study: Some COVID Survivors 'Sicker Than They Feel' Performance on 6-minute walk doesn't match self-reports of improved health May 17, 2022
Could Data Find PAH Before Doctors Do? Algorithm based on insurance claims accurate in flagging condition 6 months prior to diagnosis May 17, 2022
Inhaled Interferon Fails in Pivotal COVID Trial, but Developer Pushes On Enough hints of benefit in SPRINTER to warrant further studies, officials say May 17, 2022
Trace Metal Tied to Mycobacterial Infection Risk Correlation isn't causation, but now there's more reason to suspect a direct connection May 16, 2022
Two Drugs Better Than One for 'Rescue' Asthma Therapy Fixed-dose combo inhaler beats good old albuterol May 15, 2022
Respiratory Therapist Charged With Murder 20 Years Later Prosecutors allege a spate of odd deaths while Jennifer Anne Hall was employed at the hospital May 12, 2022
COVID in the Donor Organ: What's the Risk? In small sample, donors gave infection to lung recipients, yet not to other organ recipients May 03, 2022
How Far Should the Menthol Ban Go? It's time to ban menthol in cigarettes -- but not necessarily in all tobacco products May 02, 2022
In the NICU, High-Flow Oxygen Boosts Intubation Success on First Attempt Effect of intervention most pronounced in less-experienced operators Apr 27, 2022
Testing for Th/To Antibodies May Help in Scleroderma Management Test identifies patients at high risk for pulmonary hypertension Apr 25, 2022
New Studies Offer Conflicting Takes on Prone Positioning in COVID One trial suggests at least an intubation benefit, while another finds no value and possible harm Apr 22, 2022
Blood Clots More Likely With COVID Versus Pneumonia More testing needed in COVID patients, researchers say Mar 24, 2022
Military Exposure to Burn Pits Under Scrutiny Wearable technology, better registries, "compassionate common sense" urged over denials of harm Mar 17, 2022
Awake Prone Positioning: Which COVID Patients Benefit? Meta-analysis supports maneuver to reduce need for intubation in these groups Mar 17, 2022
Small Airways Disease Persists in Long COVID Patients Abnormalities in distal airways found months after infection, and even in those with mild cases Mar 15, 2022
