smoking
smoking
01/08/2020
Despite the popularity of vaping, evidence on long-term pulmonary effects is limited. In a recent study, researchers explored the association between vaping and asthma risk in individuals who had never used...
01/08/2020
Treatment
Treatment
12/17/2019
Because less-invasive, nonsurgical approaches are needed to treat severe emphysema, authors of a new study compared the safety and efficacy of the Spiration Valve System with optimal medical management. ...
12/17/2019
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
12/03/2019
In an effort to find a shorter, more efficacious oral regimen to treat patients with drug-susceptible tuberculosis, authors of a new study analyzed the bactericidal activity and safety of several...
12/03/2019
lung disease
lung disease
11/20/2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has release two reports concerning vaping and e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury.
11/20/2019
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
11/18/2019
The ATS, CDC, ERS, and IDSA have developed practice guidelines that include 25 recommendations on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant TB and isoniazid-resistant but...
11/18/2019
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening
11/05/2019
The American College of Physicians has released new guidelines for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic, average-risk adults.
11/05/2019
Pulmonology
Pulmonology
10/30/2019
Over the course of the OPTIMA trial, researchers evaluated the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of macitentan-tadalafil combination therapy among treatment-naïve adults who were newly diagnosed with...
10/30/2019
Pulmonology
Pulmonology
10/30/2019
Over the course of the OPTIMA trial, researchers evaluated the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of macitentan-tadalafil combination therapy among treatment-naïve adults who were newly diagnosed with...
10/30/2019
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy
10/29/2019
Authors of a new study presented at the ACG 2019 Annual Meeting compared a single low-residue diet and a clear-liquid diet for bowel preparation quality, tolerance, and satisfaction among more than 150...
10/29/2019
asthma
asthma
10/09/2019
To identify new biomolecular mechanisms underlying severe asthma, authors of a new study evaluated the gene expression of BAL cells in patients with and without asthma.
10/09/2019