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In children with ALL, physical and emotional effects persist
Evaluations of quality of life and family functioning as early as 2 months after diagnosis identified those at highest risk of continued...
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10 Ways You Championed Lung Health in 2017
CHEST members funded more than a half-million dollars in community service and clinical research grants awarded to the next generation of CHEST...
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Salivary biomarker identified for Huntington’s disease
SAN DIEGO – Perhaps the greatest potential is for predicting disease onset so treatments can be started before symptoms emerge.
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Narcolepsy drug has potential to help Parkinson’s disease sleep problems
Sodium oxybate increased sleep latency and improved subjective measures of excessive daytime sleepiness.
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Shorter hospital stays with robotic thoracic surgery
Robotic thoracic surgery is associated with shorter hospital stays, compared with open procedures.
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Learn About a CHEST Foundation Research Grant Winner
In 2015, Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS, received the CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. She was also a 2016 NetWorks...
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Robotic guide hits the mark in abdominal surgeries
The Autolap image-based camera steering device for robotic surgery was found to provide accurate images in a study by the device maker.
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DAPT produces better CABG outcomes than aspirin alone
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Saphenous vein grafts had improved patency with ticagrelor plus aspirin, compared with aspirin alone.
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Distinguished CHEST Educators
In keeping with the commitment of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) to be the home of the clinician educator, and supporting CHEST’...
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A Visit With Stephen J. Welch
Stephen J. Welch was officially appointed Executive Vice President and CEO in April after serving as the interim for both positions since May 2016...