In honor of Asthma Awareness Month, Pulmonology Advisor interviewed David A. Hill, MD, of the American Lung Association, to highlight the advances in care as well as gaps in knowledge and treatment.
Investigators sought to determine a potential link between mPA/Ao ratio at diagnosis and clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
The FDA has approved Fragmin, a low molecular weight heparin, for the treatment of symptomatic venous thromboembolism to reduce the recurrence of VTE in pediatric patients 1 month of age and older.
Vitamins and supplements sold at CVS Pharmacy will now go through third party testing to verify the accuracy of the dietary ingredients listed on the packaging and to confirm that the product is free of certain additives.
The cardiopulmonary reserve index is an effective predictor of prognosis in patients with pulmonary hypertension, particularly when pulmonary hypertension is caused by left heart disease.
Performing therapeutic bronchoscopy at the time of intensive care unit admission may decrease ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence in patients with level I trauma.
