Obstructive Lung Disease: Comparing Inhaler Education Approaches
Guidelines recommend that healthcare providers (HCPs) assess and teach inhaler technique during...
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Pulmonology/Critical Care
RA Activity & Incident RA–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is one of the most serious...
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Asthma-Related ED Visits in Children With Depression & Anxiety
Research indicates that adults with asthma as well as depression, anxiety, or both demonstrate...
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Barriers to Physician-Nurse Communication on Catheter Use
Data indicate that many healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) result from the use of medical...
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Analyzing the Quick SOFA Sepsis Screening Tool
“In 2016, the Sepsis-3 task force proposed the quick SOFA (qSOFA) score (2 or more of the...
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Hypersensitivity to Polyethylene Glycols & Polysorbates
New evidence demonstrates more clearly that it is possible to develop severe immediate...
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Predicting Survival in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A study has found that an updated risk calculator is a better discriminator of risk than other...
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Economics of Hospital Palliative Care
Previous studies indicate that approximately half of Medicare spending is accounted for by those...
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E-Cigarette Smokers Have Increased Odds of Depression
Odds of reporting depression higher with increased frequency of use among current e-cigarette users
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Deep Learning Models Can Help Interpret Chest Radiographs
Models developed to detect pneumothorax, opacity, nodule or mass, fracture on frontal chest radiographs
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FDA Approves First System to Insert Ear Tubes Under Local Anesthesia
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved...
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Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution May Increase Risk for Glaucoma
Higher PM2.5 concentration also associated with thinner macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer
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ᴅ-dimer Test Adjusted to Clinical Probability IDs Low Risk for PE
Use of this diagnostic strategy results in reduction in use of chest imaging
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Digital Sepsis Monitoring May Improve Inpatient Outcomes
Systemwide implementation presents opportunity to improve care for patients who may have sepsis
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Longer PAP Therapy for Apnea Reduces Medical Visits, Costs
Increased therapy time for obstructive sleep apnea patients yields better results
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Expansion of Diagnostic Criteria Proposed for COPD
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) — An integrated approach using data from the Chronic...
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Poll: Adults Who Vape Often Buy From Unauthorized Sellers
83 percent of survey respondents who use e-cigarettes or vaping devices report using products with flavoring
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Massachusetts Passes Bill to Ban All Flavored Vaping Products
Bill would also put 75 percent excise tax on vaping products
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Treatment Beneficial for Nonagenarians With Lung Cancer
Most pronounced survival benefit seen for patients with stage I disease
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COPD Mortality Rates Decreasing in Many Countries
Number of COPD deaths increased by more than 10 percent in 11 of 24 countries studied
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