Pulmonology
News
Bivalent COVID Vaccine Protected Children, Adolescents
Children who received an mRNA bivalent vaccine were less likely to be infected than were unvaccinated peers or those who received only monovalent...
News
Robitussin Cough Syrup Recalled Nationwide Due to Fungus Concerns
Robitussin cough syrup is being recalled due to possibility of blood contamination with fungus or yeast.
Perspectives
A Military Nurse Saves a Life After a Brutal Rollover Crash
After watching a woman being ejected from her car then run over by a trailer, a nurse stabilizes her for transport to the hospital.
News
High and Low Body Mass Indices Promote Respiratory Symptoms
“These results suggest that the risk of small airway obstruction in underweight individuals deserves more attention and that excessive wasting may...
News
Catheter-directed strategy improves pulmonary artery occlusion
Novel device was well-tolerated and effective against occlusions in patients with pulmonary embolism
News
New COVID variant JN.1 could disrupt holiday plans
Nearly 10,000 people were hospitalized for COVID in the U.S. for the week ending Nov. 25, the CDC said, a 10%...
Conference Coverage
Pulmonary arterial hypertension: Promising results for investigational agents and catheter-based denervation
Evidence for three pulmonary artery hypertension treatments was presented at the American Heart Association 2023 scientific sessions.
Conference Coverage
Chest pain with long COVID common but undertreated
“Our current analysis indicates that chest pain continues on for years in many individuals, suggesting that COVID-related chest pain may be...
News
Intense exercise may lead to colds. A new study tells us why
“Physicians can use this study’s findings to provide individualized exercise recommendations.”
Opinion
Revisiting the role of hydrocortisone, fludrocortisone in septic shock
Two decades after choosing not to treat septic shock with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone, the author describes why he is reconsidering.