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Invasive Mechanical Ventilation May Improve Cystic Fibrosis Mortality Rates
OCuSOFT Lid Scrub Allergy Available for Ocular Seasonal Allergy Relief
Racial Segregation and Inequality in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Adverse Events Assessed in Patients Who Received an Extra Dose of Vaccine
Policies Encouraging Use of Biosimilars Could Save Taxpayers Billions
Domiciliary Oxygen Increases Exercise Capacity in Pulmonary Hypertension
ARDS Prognosis Not Affected by Mechanical Ventilation Settings During ECMO
BET Inhibitor Reverses Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Bacterial Load: A Useful Marker of Antibiotic Response in Bronchiectasis
Pulmonary Vascular Distensibility: An Early Marker of Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Prefilled Syringe Formulation of Neostigmine Methylsulfate Now Available
Patient Hospitalized for Asthma Exacerbation After Mepolizumab Withdrawal
PPD Shortage Prompts CDC to Issue New Recommendations for TB Testing
Prioritizing Reevaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Risk Thresholds
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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.
Latest Features
How Can Technology Alleviate Burdens of Asthma and COPD?: A Q&A With Propeller Health CEO
David Van Sickle, CEO and cofounder of Propeller Health, offers his insight into how technology can improve outcomes in patients with asthma and COPD.
Clinician Roundtable: Can Dietary Interventions Prevent Asthma, Atopy in Children?
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently updated their 2008 clinical report providing guidance on the prevention of atopic disease through maternal and early infant nutritional interventions.
Mountaintop Removal Mining Pollution Driving Respiratory Health Risks
Although mountaintop removal mining is less expensive and more efficient than conventional methods, opponents have criticized its adverse effects on both the environment and health.
