Pulmonology

There were similar rates of primary outcome events in the high-dose and standard-dose vaccination groups.

Long-term care facility residents and healthcare workers will receive the first of millions prepared doses in the US.

The last episode of 2020 caps advances and ongoing research into the most burdensome chronic respiratory disease in the US.

The recommendations are based on evidence from 6 systematic reviews.

Largest study of multiple health indicators over time finds widening disparities in health by race, despite increased targeted funding.

Patients with late-onset asthma and allergies had an increased risk of COPD as well as a heightened risk of landing in the “multiple disorders” comorbidity profile.

Liquidia Technologies plans on addressing FDA concerns regarding treprostinil.

Guidance based on procalcitonin concentration levels may useful in reducing duration of antibiotic treatment for sickle cell patients with acute chest syndrome.

Even study enrollees who never smoked traditional cigarettes face a heightened risk of respiratory disease if they used e-cigarettes.

Lung cancer interception research and strategies are trying to make up ground on the often-missed risk group.

A team of researchers share strategies to "map out" pre-cancer lung risks in their greater goal of interception.

Mortality linked to household air pollution has dropped by more than one-third in the past 2 decades, but the greatest improvements have come in countries where such pollution is not a major problem.

SimpleSENSE is a first-of-its-kind cloth-based diagnostic platform that can capture more than 100 million data points per patient per day across cardiac, pulmonary, and circulatory biomarkers.

A greater number of cumulative days of montelukast use did not increase the risk of ADHD in these patients.

A dual-guest interview on the current leading research into advanced lung cancer screening and detection.

ContagionLive releases their latest e-book on this year's flu season, which includes expert-led opinions and interviews.

Investigators conducted an educational intervention aimed at strengthening healthcare providers’ readiness to address issues related to medication adherence.

Tunneled catheters resulted in lower rates of deep vein thrombosis when compared to PICCs.

A majority of the patients included in the analysis (93%) indicated they had uncontrolled asthma.

New data show patients hospitalized with COVID-19 far more frequently suffer from cardiometabolic disease, yet face worse outcomes with COPD.

The first-in-class drug in severe asthma significantly reduced the exacerbation rate by 35% compared with placebo.

The drug has potential to be best-in-class treatment option for children aged 6-11 years with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma.

Two-thirds of all excess deaths this year have been directly driven by the pandemic, according to findings.

An expert offers 5 tips to physicians and patients on best practices for managing symptoms related to allergic asthma.

The Digihaler is a digital inhaler aimed at improving inhaler techniques.