Pulmonology
News
‘Empathy fatigue’ in clinicians rises with latest COVID-19 surge
It is not shameful for clinicians to acknowledge that they experience emotions such as frustration, anger, sadness, and anxiety, said Dr. Mona...
Conference Coverage
Air pollution – second leading cause of lung cancer
“As lung cancer professionals, we can mitigate the effects of air pollution on causing lung cancer by speaking out for clean energy standards.”
Original Research
Virtual Respiratory Urgent Clinics for COVID-19 Symptoms
The use of virtual respiratory urgent care clinics helped minimize wait time for health care provider evaluation and may be an expedient means to...
Original Research
Right Ventricle Dilation Detected on Point-of-Care Ultrasound Is a Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19
Lung ultrasound abnormalities were prevalent in patients with severe COVID-19 disease, and right ventricle involvement seemed to be predictive of...
Conference Coverage
Infants breathe better when pregnant moms exercise
Physical activity during pregnancy has been demonstrated to reduce the risk of preterm birth, cesarean birth, and children being born either...
Opinion
Not all interstitial lung abnormalities represent disease
News
Parental smoking linked to more adult RA in women
Adjusted analysis suggests a 75% boost in risk, although overall rate is low.
News
Vax campaign averted nearly 140,000 U.S. deaths through early May: Study
Researchers from RAND and Indiana University created models to estimate the number of COVID-19 deaths that would have happened without...
News
Injectable monoclonal antibodies prevent COVID-19 in trial
The cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab reduced the relative risk of infection by 72% in patients at high risk of infection.
Conference Coverage
Reducing air pollution is linked to slowed brain aging and lower dementia risk
The findings have implications for individual behaviors as well as public policy.