Pulmonology
News
How some COVID-19 vaccines could cause rare blood clots
Six cases of a rare but serious event in patients who got the J&J vaccine are being reviewed.
News from the FDA/CDC
Black nonsmokers still at high risk for secondhand smoke exposure
The prevalence of SHS exposure among nonsmokers declined from 87.5% to 25.3% between 1988 and 2012.
Opinion
New guidelines dispel myths about COVID-19 treatment
NIH’s recently updated COVID-19 treatment guidelines are essential for primary care physicians to know, writes Dr. Linda Girgis.
Feature
Missed visits during pandemic cause ‘detrimental ripple effects’
ACP president says doctors are already seeing the consequences of postponing care.
Feature
Call to action on obesity amid COVID-19 pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 could have been avoided if obesity rates were lower; call for people with obesity to be...
Conference Coverage
Pediatric TB – more work needed, especially with HIV-coinfection
From the Journals
Cannabis vaping triggers respiratory symptoms in teens
Odds of chest wheezing or whistling nearly doubled in teens who reported vaping cannabis, compared with controls.
Conference Coverage
Novel oral agent effective in teens with atopic dermatitis
Teens who received abrocitinib along with medicated topical therapy showed significant improvement in the severity of their AD at the end of the...
Conference Coverage
Novel agent shows promise against cat allergy
“We clearly demonstrate that these antibodies decrease the asthmatic response to cat allergen within 8 days, and that these effects last 3 months...
Conference Coverage
Patients with asthma say most doctors don’t ask about cannabis use
Smoking cannabis could lead to increased symptoms of cough and wheeze.
Feature
COVID-19 vaccination linked to less mechanical ventilation
A new paper offers a “real-world” look at vaccination effectiveness, according to the authors.