“It is important to take a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to patient care, especially in complex diseases like COPD.”–Katherine Young, MD Social frailty appears to lead to poorer health in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary...
“It is important to take a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to patient care, especially in complex diseases like COPD.”–Katherine Young, MD Social frailty appears to lead to poorer health in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary...
1. In this randomized controlled trial, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation who received dupilumab had a lower annualized rate of moderate or severe exacerbations than those who received a placebo. 2. The change in...
1. In this randomized controlled trial studying critically ill adults, pantoprazole use was associated with a lower risk of clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding compared to placebo use. 2. There was no significant increase in C. difficile infection,...
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Current asthma, head colds, and tonsillitis at age 7 years are associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) at midlife, according to a study published online July 10 in Allergy.Jennifer L. Perret, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., from the...
The following is a summary of “Sarcoidosis Diagnostic Score (SDS) System: Impact of Race, sex, organ involvement and duration of symptoms prior to Diagnosis,” published in the July 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Zhou et al. The Sarcoidosis Diagnostic Score (SDS)...
The following is a summary of “Associations of early changes in lung ultrasound aeration scores and mortality in invasively ventilated patients: a post hoc analysis,” published in the July 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Sinnige et al. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is...
1. In this randomized controlled trial, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation who received dupilumab had a lower annualized rate of moderate or severe exacerbations than those who received a placebo. 2. The change in...
1. In this randomized controlled trial studying critically ill adults, pantoprazole use was associated with a lower risk of clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding compared to placebo use. 2. There was no significant increase in C. difficile infection,...
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Current asthma, head colds, and tonsillitis at age 7 years are associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) at midlife, according to a study published online July 10 in Allergy.Jennifer L. Perret, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., from the...
The following is a summary of “Sarcoidosis Diagnostic Score (SDS) System: Impact of Race, sex, organ involvement and duration of symptoms prior to Diagnosis,” published in the July 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Zhou et al. The Sarcoidosis Diagnostic Score (SDS)...
The following is a summary of “Associations of early changes in lung ultrasound aeration scores and mortality in invasively ventilated patients: a post hoc analysis,” published in the July 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Sinnige et al. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is...
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