Pulmonology
News
Buzz kill: Lung damage looks worse in pot smokers
Emphysema was significantly more common among smokers (75%) than among nonsmokers, a new study finds.
Commentary
The Long Arc of Justice for Veteran Benefits
This Veterans Day we honor the passing of the largest expansion of veterans benefits and services in history. On August 10, 2022, President Biden...
Conference Coverage
EHR-based thromboembolism risk tool boosted prophylaxis
A thromboembolism risk calculator in a hospital’s EHR led to a significant rise in appropriate thromboprophylaxis and a drop in thromboembolic...
News
CDC warns of early uptick in respiratory disease
As influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, SARS-CoV-2, and rhinovirus/enterovirus simultaneously circulate, the agency cautioned that this...
News
Mid-October flulike illness cases higher than past 5 years
The 2022-2023 season is already “gathering speed … about a month early,” one expert said.
News
What’s the best age to stop smoking? Study offers clue
“Without a proximal goal, it is tempting for smokers to abandon a quit attempt with cognitions such as ‘I don’t really need to do it just now...
Opinion
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines 2022: Management and treatment
According to the GOLD report, initial management of COPD should aim at reducing exposure to risk factors such as smoking or other chemical...
Conference Coverage
VTE prophylaxis overused in low-risk hospitalized patients
Better attention to a risk model could help determine the most appropriate type of VTE treatment, if needed.
Conference Coverage
Large trial of home-based COPD rehab shows positive results
Those assigned to the intervention had a significant and clinically meaningful improvement.
News
New deep dive into Paxlovid interactions with CVD meds
The review tackles potential drug-drug interactions with the antiviral drug and today’s most commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs.