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CHEST names Stephen J. Welch as EVP and CEO
The CHEST Board of Regents has appointed Stephen J. Welch as CEO, a role Welch had previously been serving on an interim basis.
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Children with poor lung function develop ACOS
Children with poor lung function will be more likely to develop asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, a study shows.
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Pulmonary rehabilitation helps wide range of COPD patients
Participation in at least 20 days of pulmonary rehabilitation by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) resulted in...
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Rhinovirus most often caused HA-VRIs in two hospitals
Health care–associated viral respiratory infections (HA-VRIs) were common in two pediatric hospitals, with rhinovirus the most frequent cause of...
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Streptococcal pneumonia’s resistance to macrolides increasing
The incidence of resistance of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> to the macrolide azithromycin was almost 50% in 2014 in the United...
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Initial outcomes of PERT at Cleveland Clinic
LOS ANGELES – Initial outcomes measures are beginning to emerge from Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams.
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Home oxygen upped survival in PAH with severely impaired DLCO
Oxygen therapy may help pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with severe DLCO impairment.
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Pediatric OSA improved with oral montelukast
The majority of children with obstructive sleep apnea who took montelukast showed reductions in their apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) scores.
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Teams boost confidence in IPF diagnoses
The use of multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) and updated diagnostic guidelines has increased the accuracy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (...
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Diffuse alveolar damage ups death risk in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Among patients with ARDS, those who are also diagnosed with DAD faced nearly twice as high a mortality risk as did those without DAD, according to...
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Respiratory exacerbations rate high in patients not meeting COPD criteria
Key clinical point: Respiratory symptoms of COPD were present in 425 of 849 current or former smokers who did not meet the standard spirometry...
