American Thoracic Society International Conference

Reducing use of opiates near the end of hospital stay, especially 24 hours prior to discharge, may reduce outpatient prescription of opioids.

Infants whose mothers were exposed to carbon monoxide in the second and third trimester were at highest risk for reduced lung function when they were tested at 1 month of age.

The therapy showed reduction in nighttime resting heart rate comparable to that of beta blockers.

The hazard ratios for ozone measured at bone as a single pollutant showed statistically significant higher risks for development of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema.

Michael Wechsler, MD, MMSc, recounts the phase III trial of Mepolizumab on patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).

Holding family meetings when patients are in intensive care can benefit patients, family, and caregivers. A research team reports on the electronic templates it is developing to keep records of what happens in those meetings.

Results from two studies show that treatment with the novel kinase inhibitor nintedanib significantly slowed disease progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, only one study showed nintedanib had any effect on slowing deterioration in quality of life or reducing the risk of a first acute exacerbation compared with placebo.