Pulmonology
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Shared decision making falls short for lung cancer screening
Patients tend to overestimate the benefits and underestimate the harms of screening tests.
Roundtable
Treatment and Management of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The following is a lightly edited manuscript of a teleconference discussion on treating patients with non -small cell lung cancer in the VHA.
Conference Coverage
Treating sleep disorders in chronic opioid users
Continuous-positive airway pressure may not be an effective therapy for patients with sleep disorders who are using opioids.
News
COPD opposites: Utah and West Virginia
Prevalence estimates from the American Lung Association rank the states first and 51st.
Government and Regulations
Federal Health Care Data Trends: Respiratory Disorders
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Respiratory Disease Federal Health Data Trends
Nearly 25 million Americans (7.8%) have asthma, and just under 16 million (6.4%) have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (...
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Cigarette smoking epidemic among HCV-infected individuals
Case Reports
The Clinical Pathophysiology of Chronic Systemic Sclerosis
Primary care providers should monitor disease progression in the skin and in the pulmonary, renal, cardiac, and gastrointestinal systems in...
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A Cluster of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Cases
New data are being uncovered that shows dental personnel are at risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Does Your Work Trigger Asthma?
The CDC finds many asthma-related deaths are due to occupational exposure, and many can be prevented.