The HCPLive Infectious Disease condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on respiratory health. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, COVID-19, and more.
March 15th 2024
On March 15, 2024, the FDA approval of fluticasone propionate nasal spray marks the first approval in agency history for treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps.
Dialogues with the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: What Do Current Data for IO- and ALK-Targeted Strategies Tell Us?
March 19, 2024
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Addressing Healthcare Inequities: Tailoring Management Plans to Address Healthcare Disparities in Cystic Fibrosis
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2024 USCAP Satellite Symposia
March 25-27, 2024
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1st Annual Hawaii Lung: A Multidisciplinary Case-Based Conference™
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Community Practice Connections™: Guidebook for Community Oncology NSCLC Treating Teams to Administer EGFR Exon 20-Targeted Regimens
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Advances In™ KRAS Inhibition: Modern Considerations In Targeting KRAS-Mutated Lung, Colorectal, And Pancreatic Cancers
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How We Do It™: Integrating Gene Fusion Testing in Oncology Clinics for Patients with NSCLC
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Community Practice Connections™: 20th Annual Winter Lung Conference
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Medical Crossfire®: Key Strategies to Prioritize Testing and the Evolving Role of Genomic Alterations in Providing Precision NSCLC Care
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Breaking Down Biomarkers in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Case-Based Discussion for the Oncology Nurse
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Go To PER in Chicago
May 31, 2024 - June 2, 2024
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The Top 10 Oncogenic Drivers in NSCLC for 2023: What You Need to Know on Tumor Testing, Targets, and Treatment Strategies to Move the Field Forward
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Understanding the Infection Burden and Anticipating the Impact of Vaccines
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Engaging the Multidisciplinary Care Team to Optimize Care of Patients With EGFR Mutation–Positive NSCLC: A Lung Cancer Tumor Board
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Expanding the Armamentarium of Actionable Mutations in NSCLC: Uncovering the Potential of CEACAM5 as a Therapeutic Target
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25th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-27, 2024
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24th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
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Engaging the Multidisciplinary Care Team to Optimize Care of Patients With EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC: A Lung Cancer Tumor Board
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Pathology Implications for CEACAM5 as a Therapeutic Target in Advanced NSCLC
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Medical Crossfire®: What Are Effective Strategies for Onco-Nurses to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer?
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Advances In™: Aligning Pathology and Oncology Efforts in the Community to Improve NSCLC Care
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Community Practice Connections: 7th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Virtual Show Me the Data™: How HER2, HER3, and TROP2 Targeted Strategies Will Impact Evolving Paradigms in NSCLC
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6th Annual Advanced Practice Collaborative
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Community Practice Connections™: 24th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
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42nd Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow®
November 13-15, 2024
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19th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®
November 16, 2024
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Let’s Get “Real”: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency—Case-Based Perspectives on Managing Associated Emphysema
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Shaping the Management of COPD with Biologic Therapy
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Experts' Perspectives: How Lacking Clinical Trial Diversity Impacts Public Health
March 1st 2024This article serves as a landing page for our 3-part series spotlighting how a lack of diversity in clinical trials has had a deleterious downstream effect on real-world care for people of color in the US, with perspective from experts across more than half a dozen specialties.
Optimal Treatment Sequence Identified for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Additional research may be necessary to look at the sequence of epinephrine administration and advanced airway management in settings in which alternative epinephrine administration strategies are utilized.
60 Years of Progress: How the 1964 Surgeon General Report has Shaped Modern Healthcare
January 31st 2024In this feature, we acknowledge the impact of the 1964 Surgeon General report, its subsequent effect on public health, and present-day hurdles to optimized public health efforts through the eyes of our editorial advisory board members and other leading experts.
Study Finds High Prevalence of Impaired Lung Function Among Indigenous Young Adults in Australia
These study results highlight the necessity of raising awareness and implementing public health interventions designed to address respiratory health among this and other populations in early childhood.
Toothbrushing by Hospitalized Patients Linked to Lower Rates of Pneumonia, ICU Mortality
The data from these meta-analyses highlight the value of developing systems to promote daily toothbrushing among those who have been hospitalized and, particularly, those on mechanical ventilation.
Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression Assessed for Pediatric High-Risk Asthma Patients
This new data indicates both the high mental health burden on this patient population as well as the usefulness of integrated behavioral health care teams in clinics with a pediatric specialty.
Tezepelumab Helps to Stabilize Bronchial Epithelial Immune Response to Respiratory Viruses
Though primarily observational, this research’s biggest asset is its experimental design and its exploration of viral stimulus-induced bronchial epithelial cell responses from asthmatic donors being treated with tezepelumab.
Prediction Model Effective for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Those with Acute Asthma Exacerbations
This newly-developed prediction model evaluating CAP risk was noted as having demonstrated accuracy, strong discriminatory qualities, and practicability in clinical settings.