Diagnostic Measures of Lung Function Decline in COPD
Comparative measures of inspiratory vs expiratory volumes show a penumbra of lung tissue at higher risk of damage from existing COPD.
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Examining Pulmonary Function Measures in Pediatric SLE
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels directly correlated to subclinical pulmonary disease activity in children with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Adopting an Active Medical Device Saftey Surveillence System in the US
Medical devices such as thermometers and pacemakers are regulated differently than pharmaceuticals in the US.
How Important Is It To Report Negative Data from Clinical Trials?
Pharmaceutical research has made vast improvements in genetic studies and patient-targeted therapies.
Improving Care for Medicaid Patients Under the ACA
Medicaid expansion under the American Care Act decreased uninsurance rates but patient care lacks improvement on coverage.
Are Outcomes Worse in Patients With HIV With Community-Acquired Pneumonia?
Patients with HIV who develop CAP do not need special treatment in comparison to healthy individuals according to a Barcelona study.
Hyper- vs Normobaric Oxygen Therapy To Reduce Mortality in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy reduced the risk for short- and long-term mortality in patients younger than 20 who had carbon monoxide poisoning.
Triple Therapy Superior to Long-acting Muscarinic Antagonist for COPD
The TRINITY study reports the significant benefits to extafine triple therapy taken in a single inhaler compared with tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Risk of Worsening Asthma From LAIV Unfounded
A new study found no risks for exacerbation of asthma in children given LAIV, despite ACIP recommendations against its use in children with asthma.
H1N1 Influenza Vaccine More Effective in Children
The inactivated monovalent influenza A(H1N1) vacccines in both adjuvanted and unadjuvanted forms were more effective in children than adults.
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