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Older Patients With COPD at Increased Risk for PE-Associated Death
Patients with COPD are at increased risk for fatal PE and may require targeted thromboprophylaxis.
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AF Burden Increases Around Time of COPD Hospitalizations
Patients with COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalization should be monitored for cardiac arrhythmias.
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Patients With Chronic Cough Report Relief With Semen Strychni
The strychnine containing medication is thought to have beneficial effects against cough associated with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia with...
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Trend Toward Higher Mortality in Patients With CF and CVD
As patients with CF live into adulthood, they must now contend with health issues associated with aging, including CVD.
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‘Door-to-Thrombectomy’ Time for Acute PE Linked to Better Outcomes
Faster treatment with mechanical thrombectomy for patients with PE leads to better outcomes, research finds.
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Promise for Disease-Modifying Therapies to Tame Huntington’s Disease
Much progress has been made in managing the symptoms of Huntington’s disease, but the real excitement lies in the development of DMARDs.
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Ensifentrine for COPD: Out of reach for many?
At a planned annual wholesale cost of more than $35,000, the novel therapy may be out of financial reach for many patients, analysts caution.
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Could This COPD Treatment’s Cost Put It Out of Reach for Many?
Newly approved COPD treatment may be promising, but its cost may be too much for many patients.
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Cost of Drugs Can Be Breathtaking for COPD Patients
A recent cross-sectional study showed that nearly one in six patients in the United States reported missing a COPD drug dose, lowering the dose,...
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Catch-and-Treat Strategy Identifies Undiagnosed Asthma and COPD
Community-focused study using spirometry data can help find undiagnosed COPD and asthma.
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Diet and exercise improve cardiac function, QoL in PAH
A 12-week lifestyle intervention benefited patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in a randomized controlled trial.
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Hold the antianaerobics in the ICU whenever possible
Empiric use of anti-anaerobic antibiotics haw been consistently associated with worse outcomes in patients with sepsis.
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Space: The final frontier of public health, air pollution data
National satellite-based systems provide data on air pollution and its components that can impact respiratory health.
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Debate on pulmonary safety of gas stoves: Is the risk just hot air?
Indoor pollution from gas stoves can exacerbate asthma and COPD, but it’s still unclear whether it can cause COPD.
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Novel ENV-101 associated with improved lung function in IPF
The Hedgehog pathway signaling inhibitor ENV-101 blocks wound repair signals that can lead to lung fibrosis and scarring, and may allow remodeling...