Pulmonology
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Few Smokers Who Want to Quit Seek Healthcare Provider Help
Previous research has shown that clinician intervention and evidence-based treatment increase the odds that smokers can quit successfully.
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Air Pollution and Genetics May Raise Risk for Lupus
Those reguarly exposed to fine particulate matter air pollution, and with genetic risk, may have increased SLE risk.
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Ozempic Curbs Hunger – And Not Just for Food
Ozempic may be effective to help “overconsumption” of alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes, suggests research.
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Vasculopathy Can Vary in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
More research is needed to better define IPAH with nonplexiform vasculopathy and to identify causes and treatment.
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Are Beta-Blockers Safe for COPD?
A COPD with comorbid CV disease RCT is unlikely, says physician, though benefit of stopping beta-blockers is unclear.
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More Illnesses Possible Related Linked to Counterfeit Botulinum Toxin Reported
This report follows a CDC advisory published in April 2024 of at least 22 people from 11 states who reported serious reactions after receiving...
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Cost of Drugs Can Be Breathtaking for COPD Patients
A recent cross-sectional study showed that nearly one in six patients in the United States reported missing a COPD drug dose, lowering the dose,...
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Quitting Smoking Boosts Life Expectancy at Any Age
“These findings may be valuable for clinicians seeking scientific evidence to motivate their patients who smoke to quit.”
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Specific Antipsychotics Linked to Increased Pneumonia Risk
Only the use of antipsychotics with high anticholinergic potency was associated with pneumonia risk.
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Chronotherapy: Why Timing Drugs to Our Body Clocks May Work
More research showed circadian medicine — timing drug-taking to one’s body clock — could reduce side effects and improve the effectiveness of a...
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Seniors in Households with Children Have Sixfold Higher Risk for Pneumococcal Disease
Regular contact with children, especially preschoolers, appeared to be the biggest pneumococcal infection risk for seniors — and should guide PCV...