After assessing the diagnostic utility and safety of transbronchial cryobiopsy, the expert panel developed 6 statements to provide guidance on the potential alternative to surgical lung biopsy.
Asthma is more prevalent among women than men, but how does disease severity compare between women and men? A new analysis shed light on this question, as well as on how men and women respond to treatment...
The WHO recommendation for a shorter multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimen was made based on successful clinical trials conducted in Asia and Africa. But researchers investigated whether US...
Investigators for the TANDEM Study assessed the clinical characteristics of individuals with both diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis. They found several areas for concern.
Previous studies have demonstrated that triple upfront combination therapy is an effective treatment for patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. But what is the therapy’s impact on right...
It is well known that pulmonary artery size is associated with respiratory exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cystic fibrosis. But does pulmonary artery size affect...
Which diagnostic tool is most effective among patients with acute respiratory failure on mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit? Authors of a new study compared the performance of pulmonary...
Authors of the PRAISE phase 2 trial evaluated whether a fully recombinant human monoclonal antibody against CTGF could slow, stop, or reverse the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
It is recommended that patients with COPD receive the annual influenza vaccination. Authors of a new study evaluated the vaccine’s effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated...
