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LAMA-LABA surpasses corticosteroid combination as COPD therapy
Large matched cohort study suggests stronger safety and effectiveness outcomes with LAMA-LABA inhalers vs. ICS-LABA inhalers.
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New German guidelines change the paradigm for asthma
The guideline was created by the German Respiratory Society and a further 11 professional societies from Germany and Austria.
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Spirometry predicts mortality in type 2 diabetes
PRISm occurs in approximately 10% of the general population and has been identified as a predictor of adverse health outcomes.
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Patient aggression against receptionists demands protocols
A literature review shows widespread verbal and physical abuse toward medical office receptionists.
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Postacute effects of COVID on par with those of sepsis, flu
“I think what this tells us is that maybe a lot of the issues that we’ve been seeing as complications attributable to COVID are, in fact,...
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Diabetes may short circuit pembrolizumab benefits in NSCLC
"There is an urgent need to validate our findings and explore whether outcomes in these patients can be improved by better glycemic control."
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New definition for iron deficiency in CV disease proposed
A broader implication is that “we should revise how we define iron deficiency in heart failure and cardiovascular disease in general, and how we...
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Nebulized amphotericin B does not affect aspergillosis exacerbation-free status at 1 year
NAB may delay onset and incidence of aspergillosis exacerbations.
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Pulmonary embolism confers higher mortality long term
The most frequent causes of death were cancer, pulmonary embolism, infections, and cardiovascular events.
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The invisible effect medical notes could have on care
Doctors are more likely to use negative language when describing a Black patient than they are a White patient.