Pulmonology
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Hospitalized Patients With COPD and GERD Have Better Short-Term Outcomes
GERD is linked to better outcomes for patients in the hospital with COPD, though were at higher risk for readmission.
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Is Wildfire Smoke More Toxic Than General Air Pollution?
As wildfire smoke becomes a growing issue, the focus is shifting back to respiratory problems from cardiovascular problems.
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Reduced Vaccination Rates Contribute to Rising Pertussis Numbers
Whooping cough rates are as much as 5 times higher than last year in some areas due to reduced vaccinations and immunity.
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Public Health, Not Politics, Should Drive Mask Policies, Says Ethicist
Politics or concealing identity, not just reducing disease spread, have complicated wearing masks in public.
From the Journals
ILD Subtypes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Carry Different Risk Factor Profiles
Individuals who were male, seropositive, and smokers had a seven times higher risk for developing RA-UIP, the ILD subtype with a poor prognosis,...
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Minimal Risks With SBRT in Stage I NSCLC
Researchers explored toxicity and 90-day mortality outcomes in patients who received SBRT.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA Okays Osimertinib After CRT in Locally Advanced, Unresectable NSCLC
The drug was approved for patients whose disease has not progressed during or after concurrent or sequential platinum-based chemoradiation therapy...
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Pertussis Rates Up Compared With Recent Years
The latest available CDC data indicate that Tdap vaccine coverage in adults is approximately 40%, which means that there may be a large number of...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA Expands Indication for Amivantamab in Lung Cancer
The second-line approval for amivantamab plus chemotherapy ‘may address the most common mechanisms of treatment resistance to third-generation...
From the Journals
Cancer Risk: Are Pesticides the New Smoking?
A recent study evaluated cancer risks in the US population using a model that accounts for pesticide use and adjusts for various factors.