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Pulmonology

News, opinions and meeting coverage in pulmonology.

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Health Effects of Extreme Heat, Wildfire Smoke Worse When Combined

And the negative effects harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most

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Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Tied to a Range of Cancers, CDC Study Says

Health risks now more firmly established, but study falls short of being definitive

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Pulse Oximeters Once Again in the Spotlight at FDA

Advisory panel to discuss how to improve device accuracy for patients with darker skin

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Pushback on Rule for Surgical Lymph Node Sampling During Lung Resection

Surgeons debate the right standard for lymph node dissection in lung cancer

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Kate Middleton Discharged; Philips to Halt Apnea Device Sales; Pet Dragon Warning

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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Trial Backs Short Course of Antibiotics for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Individualized treatment noninferior versus usual long-course treatment in the ICU

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Can the Eye Reveal Cardiac and Lung Disease -- Plus Much More?

Researchers link thinner retinal layers to higher risk of multiple diseases

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Critical Care Guideline Changes Boost Corticosteroid Uses, Role of Families

Corticosteroids, glycemic control, and clinical deterioration outside ICU addressed

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How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins?

Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities

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Ibuprofen Fails Another Crack at Reducing Preemie Lung Issues and Deaths

A therapy to help babies with hole in heart is still lacking

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Why I Hope the COVID Pandemic Isn't Over

More dwindling before it "ends" would promote better health outcomes

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Can Targeting Normoxemia Benefit Critically Ill Trauma Patients?

Strategy appeared to increase supplemental oxygen-free days

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Maternal Vaccination Lowers Odds of Respiratory Distress in COVID-Exposed Infants

Preterm, COVID-exposed infants with respiratory distress had marked inflammatory responses

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New FDA Boxed Warning; College Shaken by Suicides; More Get Flu Shot Than COVID Vax

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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Ceftriaxone Prevents Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Brain Injury

Single-dose administered prophylactically associated with less pneumonia, mortality

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Morphine Quieted Cough in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Cough frequency reduced, quality of life boosted with opioid in small crossover trial

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Anti-Tobacco Activists Hold 'Menthol Funeral' in Washington

Speakers urge Biden to release long-delayed final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco products

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Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma

No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however

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Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Care

Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses

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Gabapentinoids in COPD Patients May Raise Risk for Severe Exacerbations

39% higher risk compared with nonusers, database study finds

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EGFR Inhibitors for Lung Cancer Tied to Increased Keratitis Risk

Findings don't tell us to stop these drugs, researcher says, but should guide clinical decisions

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Can Childhood Trauma Prime Brain Dynamics for Nicotine Dependence?

Emotional dysregulation mediates relationship between childhood trauma, brain dynamics

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Are Your Patients Prepared to Switch Their Asthma Inhaler?

With the discontinuation of Flovent, we must prevent gaps in care

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Hypofractionated Chemoradiation With Adaptive SABR Appeared Effective in NSCLC

Dose of 70 Gy in 15 fractions showed favorable balance between safety and efficacy in small trial

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Dr. Mike Confronts Dr. Gundry's Controversial Health Views

A closer look at surgeon's claims on vitamin C and smoking risk, leaky gut, and more

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ACIP Unveils Its 2024 Adult Immunization Recommendations

Schedule must be more user-friendly to improve vaccine uptake, critics say

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Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trial

Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found

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In This Wave of Respiratory Illness, Primary Care Is Drowning

The spike in illness coupled with staff shortages is stretching us thin

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Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy Go Head-to-Head for Diagnosing Lung Lesions

When added to needle aspiration, one method yielded better samples for molecular testing in NSCLC

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Another Outbreak of TB Linked to Contaminated Bone Grafts

Urgent need to improve donor screening and product testing, CDC says

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Futile Immunotherapy for Cancer Grows More Common

Occurs most often at non-academic and low-volume centers

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Trial: Cleaner Cookstove Fuel Not Enough to Improve Infant Health

Fine particle exposure was reduced, but no improvements were seen in pneumonia rates, stunting

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Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse

Dulaglutide, Weight Gain, and Smoking Cessation; New Year's Eye Injuries

Also in TTHealthWatch: Doxycycline for STI prevention and the risks of AI in medicine

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Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

"For them to take weeks -- up to months -- to provide an authorization is ridiculous"

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No Improved Outcomes for HF Patients With Sleep Apnea Using ASV Breathing Devices

While apnea symptoms resolved, no improvement was seen in clinical outcomes

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This Biomarker Predicts Survival in Autoimmune Lung Disease

Elevations in one particular cytokine tied to markedly worse prognosis

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Dupilumab in Line to Be the First Approved COPD Biologic

In two phase III trials, the treatment reduced exacerbations and improved lung function

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Nirsevimab Reduced Hospitalizations for Infants With RSV

Monoclonal antibody is highly effective, but in short supply

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Mind of the 'Maestro': Inside the Head of Leonard Bernstein

Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan, MD, on the great composer's complex inner life

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