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<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in pulmonology.

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<乌鸦传媒>Dozens of Deaths Show Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police

The practice has spread but is built on questionable science

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently

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<乌鸦传媒>More Cases of Asthma, COPD, Hypertension After Military Burn Pit Exposure

Ask veterans with symptoms if they were deployed to bases with open burn pits, says expert

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<乌鸦传媒>Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine

But one in five soon-to-be parents said they had never even heard of RSV, survey finds

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<乌鸦传媒>High-Dose Vit A Fails Again for Serious Lung Disease in Premature Infants

Another trial of enteral supplementation is unable to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates

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<乌鸦传媒>Bird Flu Found in Milk; Clinic Implanted Dead Embryos? Olympic Abuse Settlement

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>When Red-Hot Isn't Enough: CDC's Heat Risk Tool Sets Magenta as Most Dangerous Level

Heat is the number one cause of weather-related death

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<乌鸦传媒>Does Evidence Fully Support Antibiotic Use for Acute Sinusitis in Kids?

Meta-analysis shows fewer treatment failures, but which children benefit is mostly unclear

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<乌鸦传媒>Is There a Vaccine for H5N1 Influenza?

And how quickly could it be deployed should it be needed?

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<乌鸦传媒>Underweight, but Not Obesity, Linked to Glaucoma Progression

Meanwhile, tobacco/alcohol use had no significant links to changes in retinal nerve fiber layer

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<乌鸦传媒>If Biopsy Needed for ILD Diagnosis, Start With Less-Invasive Option, Trial Suggests

Reduced patient burden using "step-up" approach with transbronchial cryobiopsy first

FDA APPROVED alectinib (Alecensa) over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Alectinib Lands FDA Approval for Adjuvant Therapy in NSCLC

The ALK inhibitor reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 76% versus chemotherapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatients

Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety

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<乌鸦传媒>IG Live April 22: Temperature Rising, Health Declining

How health professionals can help confront climate change

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<乌鸦传媒>Tirzepatide Improves Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity, Drugmaker Says

Topline results add yet another potential reason for use of dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist

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<乌鸦传媒>Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of 'Serious Harms'

Steepest increases in risk observed for pneumonia, kidney injury, VTE, and stroke

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Infection Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnoses in Kids

Less exposure to respiratory viruses, other asthma risk factors during pandemic may have helped

FDA APPROVED benralizumab (Fasenra) over a computer rendering of an inflamed bronchial tube.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Expands Approval of Severe Asthma Drug

Add-on maintenance therapy benralizumab now indicated for children ages 6 to 11 years as well

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<乌鸦传媒>After Massive CPAP Recall, Philips Ordered to Overhaul Manufacturing

More than 5 million machines have been recalled since 2021

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<乌鸦传媒>Apnea Tied to Non-Invasive Ventilation in Hospitalized COVID Patients

Booster vaccination blunted the risk, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Accelerated Aging Linked to Recent Increase in Early-Onset Solid Tumors

Strength of association increased in more recent birth cohorts

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<乌鸦传媒>Oral Appliance for Sleep Apnea Noninferior to CPAP for Reducing Arterial BP

For patients with hypertension, oral device may be an option for those who cannot tolerate CPAP

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Do Kids of Smokers Wheeze Less When Mom Took Vitamin C During Pregnancy?

Outcomes appear to be mediated by vitamin C's effect on improved airway function

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Late-Stage Cancer Incidence Serve as an Endpoint for Screening Trials?

Study shows it may be an alternative to cancer-specific mortality for some cancers, but not all

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<乌鸦传媒>Can You Guess Which New EPA Rule Offers $13 Billion in Annual Health Benefits?

The new clean car standards provide health and climate benefits alike

<乌鸦传媒>Can Machine Learning Predict CVD Risk? Sleep-Related Benefits of Exercise

Also in TTHealthWatch: molnupiravir in immunocompromised people with COVID

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<乌鸦传媒>Nerve Stimulation for Sleep Apnea May Not Work for All

Body mass index, sleeping position influence outcomes

FDA APPROVED trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) over a computer rendering of antibodies attacking cancer cells

<乌鸦传媒>Enhertu Gets Tumor-Agnostic FDA Approval for HER2-Positive Cancers

About half of patients responded, duration of response as long as 19 months in three trials

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts in Industry Wrangle Over Whether Combo Vaccines Are Beneficial for Adults

Panelists from companies making such vaccines see "enormous" benefit, others are more skeptical

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<乌鸦传媒>Vaping May Help People Quit Smoking Cigarettes After All

Study shows cigarette smoking discontinuation rates increased for e-cigarette users over time

<乌鸦传媒>Lung Function Improvements Tied to Better Asthma Control in Children

"Yet another motivator for therapies to maximize lung function"

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<乌鸦传媒>E-Cigarettes Tied to Heart Failure

Association seen with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

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<乌鸦传媒>Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion

Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake

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<乌鸦传媒>Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests

Switching to just a 20-year duration of smoking could catch more cancers, eliminate disparities

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Thoracoscopy Not the Only Good Way to Biopsy Complex Pleural Effusion

Image-assisted needle biopsy matched diagnostic accuracy in some patients

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Reach Highest Level in a Decade

Rates are up among all age groups, according to the CDC

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<乌鸦传媒>Oral Corticosteroids Ease Preschoolers' Acute Wheeze

Benefit appeared limited to kids with prior wheeze or moderate-to-severe cases

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<乌鸦传媒>New Tuberculosis Framework May Improve Research, Clinical Care

Consensus group issues 5-state TB classification system

FDA APPROVED sotatercept (Winrevair) over computed tomography angiography of the pulmonary arteries

<乌鸦传媒>Sotatercept's FDA Approval a New Chapter for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Biologic should arrive on pharmacy shelves before May

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<乌鸦传媒>Arnold Schwarzenegger's Surgery; Bird Flu in U.S. Milk; Light Pollution and Strokes

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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