Pulmonology
Feature
The evolving pulmonary landscape in HIV
“Should management be tailored for people with HIV infection?”
Commentary
The cardiopulmonary effects of mask wearing
Clearly, this study lets us conclude that mask wearing at rest has less of an effect than mask wearing during exercise. But remember that, in...
Feature
Wildfire smoke and air quality: How long could health effects last?
The effects of smoke from wildfires can continue for many years.
News
Antibiotics for acute exacerbation of COPD: It’s still controversial
Who gets an antibiotic and who doesn’t for AECOPD treatment is controversial.
Livin' on the MDedge
The enemy of carcinogenic fumes is my friendly begonia
Also: Driving the gastrointestinal highway and pulling the plug on an unsupervised chatbot.
Conference Coverage
ILD risk elevated in RA, PsA after starting biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs
The risk for interstitial lung disease in patients with PsA during the first 5 years after starting a biologic or targeted synthetic DMARD was...
Conference Coverage
Endobronchial valves: Sustained improvement in emphysema
Patients with emphysema treated with one-way endobronchial values showed consistent improvement in lung function.
Opinion
Fatigue is a monster for patients with pulmonary disease
Outside of sleep medicine, I see little focus on fatigue among pulmonologists.
Latest News
Study of hospitalizations in Canada quantifies benefit of COVID-19 vaccine to reduce death, ICU admissions
Unvaccinated patients were found to be up to 15 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated patients.
From the Journals
General, abdominal obesity linked to chronic respiratory illness
Obesity is a characteristic risk factor linked to respiratory ailments such as asthma and COPD.
From the Journals
Improving swallowing may mitigate COPD exacerbations
Patients with COPD have altered swallowing behavior because of several factors.