Pulmonology
Opinion
JAMA Internal Medicine Editor Recaps 2023’s High-Impact Research
Harvard geriatrician Dr. Sharon K. Inouye highlights research into long COVID, thyroid levels, silicosis, and more.
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Olympus provides recall correction for bronchoscopes to reduce fire risk
FDA statement details Olympus recall correction on use of bronchoscopes and bronchovideoscopes in order to address fire risk.
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Death Risk Takes Decades to Revert to Normal in Ex-Smokers
After 30 years, former smokers can reduce their cardiovascular mortality risk by 100%, the cancer-related by 93%, and the respiratory-related...
Opinion
CPAP Oversells and Underperforms
CPAP doesn’t seem to improve CVD-related outcomes. In some cases, it’s even harmful.
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COVID Strain JN.1 Is Now a ‘Variant of Interest,’ WHO Says
The variant accounted for an estimated 21% of cases for the 2-week period ending December 9, up from 8% during the 2 weeks prior.
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Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy
Clinicians’ accuracy decreased by 11.3% after viewing systematically biased AI model predictions compared with baseline.
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Blood Eosinophil-Directed Prednisolone Proves Noninferior to Standard Care for COPD Exacerbations
“There was improvement of lung function, quality of life, and symptoms in exacerbations with low eosinophil count independent of whether placebo...
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Catheter-directed strategy improves pulmonary artery occlusion
Novel device was well-tolerated and effective against occlusions in patients with pulmonary embolism
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How should we treat GERD associated with a chronic cough?
A link between the two does not necessarily imply a cause–effect relationship, especially given that studies have shown that a cough itself can...
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Fivefold Increase in Vaping During Adolescent Pregnancies
Whereas the researchers found a roughly fivefold increase in the exclusive use of e-cigarettes, the percentage of patients using only cigarettes...
Conference Coverage
Researchers making strides to better understand RA-associated interstitial lung disease
Two new studies aimed to develop more advanced risk scores using genetic factors or biomarkers, and a third looked to determine risk factors for...