May 09, 2016

Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious public health threat and is an especially challenging issue when treating respiratory infections. Research shows that the number of pneumonia cases caused by a...

May 09, 2016

Previous research has suggested that children with asthma are at increased risk for developing herpes zoster (shingles or zoster), but this association has not been assessed in adults. Recent estimate...

May 05, 2016

Congratulations to Kathleen M. Schmeler, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital for being the winner of the“Heroes in Medicine” award from Phys...

Apr 26, 2016

Tobacco use has been cited as the top cause of preventable death and disability in the United States. However, tobacco control and treatment are not commonly addressed by physicians in their daily pra...

Apr 26, 2016

The American Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians recently developed a policy statement on the successful implementation of comprehensive low-radiation-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer ...

Mar 15, 2016

Current estimates show that allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common chronic disease among children in the United States. Ranking as the fifth most common chronic disease in the U.S. overall, AR has ...

Mar 04, 2016

In the past several years, the goal for better diversification of the physician workforce in the United States has become increasingly important. Despite this need, few assessments overall have examin...

Feb 05, 2016

Research has shown that pulmonary hypertension is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in children. Registry data from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands estimate an incidence of id...

Feb 05, 2016

Studies have shown that patients with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) often have higher risk for cardiovascular events than those without RTIs. However, these studies have mostly assessed risk wit...

Feb 05, 2016

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases among adults in the United States. The risk for developing PAD increases as people age and are exposed to specific ath...

Nov 25, 2015

Adherence to recommended processes of care for patients hospitalized with pneumonia is publicly reported throughout the United States by CMS. Despite this reporting, little is known regarding whether ...

Nov 05, 2015

Starting rehabilitation early during an ICU stay can improve patient outcomes after they leave the unit. As a result, initiating early rehabilitation during ICU stays has become the basis for some qua...

Nov 03, 2015

New research was presented at CHEST 2015, the annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, from October 24 to 28 in Montreal, Canada. The features below highli...

Oct 01, 2015

Flexible airway endoscopy (FAE) is well accepted and widely used to manage children with known or suspected airway and lung disorders. “FAE is a powerful diagnostic tool that allows for direct visua...

Sep 21, 2015

Pneumonia is a common nosocomial infection that accounts for approximately 2.7% to 3.4% of complications among surgical patients. Nosocomial pneumonia has been linked to high morbidity, mortality, and...

Sep 21, 2015

Results of a meta-analysis indicate that systemic corticosteroid therapy appears to improve outcomes among hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). For patients with CAP, systemic ...

Sep 01, 2015

Aerobic training for 12 weeks appears to reduce bronchial hyper-responsiveness and serum pro-inflammatory cytokines in patients with moderate or severe asthma, according to published research. Aerobic...

Sep 01, 2015

Airway resistance and specific airway conductance appear to be significant factors contributing to the diagnosis and differentiation of obstructive airway diseases, according to an international study...

Sep 01, 2015

European research indicates that patients with COPD appear to demonstrate gray matter decreases in areas of the brain that are relevant for the processing of dyspnea, fear, and anti-nociception. The o...

Sep 01, 2015

A comparison of three strategies for monitoring childhood asthma suggests that the change from baseline in symptom-free days does not appear to differ between them. However, patients assigned to web-b...