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Increasing USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility in African American Smokers
Dabigatran Safe, Effective for Managing VTE in Pediatric Trials
Nasal Airway Microbiota Linked to Asthma Exacerbation Risk in Children
FEV1:FVC Threshold Identifies Individuals at Risk for Clinically Significant COPD
Epinephrine 0.15 mg, 0.3 mg Injections Now Available for Anaphylaxis Treatment
Serotype Replacement in Childhood Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Hospitals Should Adopt Protocols to Support Trainees Against Discrimination
Tobacco Sale Violations Still Common in FDA Age-Restricted Locations
Epoprostenol Via High-Flow Nasal Cannula Improves Severe Hypoxemia in PH
Molecular Methods Show PCV Vaccine May Reduce Colony Density, Not Acquisition
Simvastatin May Improve In-Hospital Survival in Pneumonia With Sepsis
Higher Concentrations of Osteopontin in CTEPH vs Pulmonary Embolism
Azithromycin in Cystic Fibrosis Offers Short-Term Lung Function Improvements
Baloxavir Safe, Effective in Pediatric Influenza Study
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Mitigating Antibiotic Resistance in the ICU: An Expert Roundtable
Receiving appropriate antibiotic therapy in a timely manner is important, but clinicians must also consider potential antibiotic resistance in the hospital and surrounding community. -
Why Does Asthma Prevail? A Clinician’s Opinion on Nonadherence
Tregony Simoneau, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist, shares her experiences with nonadherence in treating asthma. -
Resisting Antibiotic Overprescription in Pneumonia: An Expert Roundtable
A shift toward personalized medicine in pneumonia management would involve refining the diagnostic categories to include viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, and noninfectious respiratory disease. -
Consequences of Bacterial and Viral Coinfections in Pneumonia
Diagnosing coinfection in pneumonia can be challenging because of timing of the sample collection and false-negative results when the viruses replicate in the lower respiratory tract. -
Malignant Pleural Effusion
What every physician needs to know: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common clinical problem that results in disabling breathlessness for patients with advanced malignancy. It represents disseminated disease and confers a poor prognosis. Patients often require multiple invasive procedures in order to gain a diagnosis and manage their symptomatic pleural effusions, which impacts their… -
PH Screening Adaptions for Certain Subtypes of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Because standardized approaches for echocardiographic screening are impractical for certain subgroups of people with congenital heart disease, experts offered screening adaptations for pulmonary hypertension.
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The Asthma-Mental Health Connection: Expert Clinicians Weigh In
Patients with asthma have demonstrated an elevated risk for depression and anxiety that is potentially twice as high as that in the general population.
Lung and Heart Transplants From HCV-Infected Donors: Expert Roundtable
Further patient advocacy is needed to ensure that recipients of HCV-infected organs have access to direct-acting antivirals as early as possible, including in a prophylactic manner, if data continue to support its benefit.
The Challenges of Pulmonary Rehab in Facilities May Be Overcome in the Home
Implementing pulmonary rehabilitation in patients’ homes may address several barriers, including need for referrals, accessibility to centers, and inability to travel because of chronic respiratory disease.
