General Pulmonology

General Pulmonology

Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pulmonary Manifestations in Sjögren Syndrome

Because up to 65% of patients with asymptomatic Sjögren’s syndrome will have abnormal pulmonary imaging, pulmonologists can play a significant role in the diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome.

General Pulmonology

Poll: Most Unvaccinated Americans Want to Remain Unvaccinated

Eight in ten American adults who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine say they are unlikely to get one.

General Pulmonology

Vaccinations Start to Climb in States Hit Hard by Delta Variant

Due to the spread of the highly infectious delta variant, vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring.

General Pulmonology

Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers

All health care workers should be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, dozens of major U.S. medical groups said in a joint statement.

General Pulmonology

​Survey Shows US Parents Split on COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Under Age 12

Parents in the US are evenly split on whether they will vaccinate their young children when a COVID-19 vaccine is approved for their age group.

General Pulmonology

Survival Increased for Multiple Cancer Types for Teens, Young Adults

For adolescents and young adult patients with cancer diagnosed at age 15 to 39 years, there has been improvement in five-year relative survival for multiple cancer types.

Asthma

Baseline Cytokine Levels May Predict Patients’ Response to Benralizumab in Severe Asthma

In a small Japanese study published in the Journal of Asthma, patients with severe asthma with low baseline cytokine levels responded well to benralizumab therapy.

General Pulmonology

More Than One-Quarter of Eligible Teens Have Received COVID-19 Shot

About one-quarter of vaccine-eligible adolescents have received one or more COVID-19 vaccine doses, while about one half report intent for vaccination.

General Pulmonology

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness for Delta Variant Differs by Dose Number

Following two doses, the effectiveness of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is modestly lower against the delta variant versus the alpha variant.

General Pulmonology

Two Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Appear Necessary to Protect Cancer Patients on Active Treatment

Cancer patients had a low rate of seropositivity after the first vaccine dose but not after the second dose.

General Pulmonology

In a First for the Continent, Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Produced in South Africa

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be produced for the first time in Africa by a South African firm, Pfizer announced Wednesday.

Lung Infection

Multispecialty Perspectives on Long COVID-19

Experts in infectious disease, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology, and psychiatry share their perspectives on the phenomenon that is long COVID-19.

General Pulmonology

Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic: Supply Side Approach to Reducing Use of Substances Among Adolescents Likely Ineffective

How has adolescent substance use and the availability of substances changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? Researchers examine the issue.

Allergies

Allergy Information on Food Labels Difficult to Interpret

Both allergic and nonallergic consumers find allergen information difficult to interpret and often misunderstand precautionary allergen labels.

General Pulmonology

More Than 1 Million Children Orphaned From COVID-19

More than 1 million children aged younger than 18 years in 21 countries experienced the death of a primary caregiver from COVID-19.