Pulmonology
Oscillometry offers a promising alternative to spirometry for diagnosing asthma and COPD in primary care.
Digital inhalers may help predict the occurrence of acute exacerbations of COPD for patients in an ambulatory setting.
Home mold, often attributed to chronic and/or recurring water intrusion, is linked to hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Illness expectations may be meaningfully associated with asthma symptoms and respiratory function.
Female permanent night shift workers have higher odds of moderate-to-severe asthma than female day workers.
Survey results suggest that patients and clinicians use different language to describe COPD exacerbations.
M. Bradley Drummond, MD, discusses how new inhaler technologies can detect early warning signs of COPD exacerbations.
Postponing thoracoscopic lung surgery following COVID-19 infection resulted in fewer postoperative pulmonary complications.
An app-based asthma self-management program improved symptom control more than usual care, but benefits varied by race.
Home-based exercise after lung cancer surgery improved capacity, self-efficacy, and QOL, but not self-reported function.
The EzPAP PEP device was as effective as NIV for managing acute exacerbations of COPD in the emergency department.
Short-term exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics triggered malignant changes in healthy lung cells, according to research.
Researchers created vascularized lung organoids, offering insights into a rare, deadly, congenital lung disorder in newborns.
Real-world uptake of ALK biomarker testing appears to be underutilized since the FDA’s 2024 approval of adjuvant alectinib.
Findings suggest trilaciclib imparts several benefits as a supportive care therapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
Senotherapeutics may offer a targeted treatment approach to cellular senescence in COPD.
An RSV outbreak in a memory care unit was contained with a multifaceted strategy of limiting visitors and group activities.
Pharmacological inhibition of the Gq protein is a new strategy for the treatment of airway remodeling in chronic asthma.
Research highlights in RSV include data on vaccine efficacy and factors associated with disease severity.
Better patient-clinician communication is needed to improve care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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