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How Preventable Is Sepsis-Associated Death in Hospitalized Adults?
Chronic Rhinosinusitis Associated With Risk for Depression and Anxiety
Gender, Age, and Etiology Do Not Affect Response to PAH Treatment
AMA Code of Medical Ethics: Guidelines for Immigrant Patient Care
Limiting the Documentation of Patient Immigration Status in Medical Records
COPD Exacerbation Hospitalization Risk Factors Differ by Sex
Future WTC Lung Injury Predicted by Metabolic Syndrome
FDA to Review BLA for Oral Immunotherapy AR101 for Peanut Allergy
Atezolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Approved for Initial Treatment of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Clinical Outcomes Compared With Generics, Brand-Name Drugs for Chronic Conditions
Cyclophosphamide Offers Short-Term Improvements in SSc-Interstitial Lung Disease
Digital Subtraction Pulmonary Angiography in Children With PH Due to BPD
Sleep Apnea Severity Linked to Elevated Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Safely Treats CTEPH in Older Patients
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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
New ACC/AHA Guideline for Primary Prevention of CVD Presented at ACC 2019
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have released a new evidence-based guideline detailing the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Better Guidelines for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy Needed
Current guidelines to diagnosis pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients offer conflicting recommendations.
Legionella Outbreaks on the Rise: Could Climate Change Be Responsible?
Lack of plumbing maintenance; aging infrastructure; warm, humid climates; and exposure to the immunocompromised may contribute to an increase in Legionnaires disease.
