Pulmonology
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β Safety data sparse, but asthma control often worsens in pregnancy
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Rate fell to under 6% this year, down from 7.7% in 2023
Initial trials were not powered to assess efficacy against RSV-associated hospitalization
These substances are often sold through legal loopholes
Immediate clinical application is unclear, but prototype shows potential
These substances are often sold through legal loopholes
Immediate clinical application is unclear, but prototype shows potential
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Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain
Case highlights a little-known, potentially dangerous, often recurrent condition of swimmers
Clue from a previous diagnosis of another disease?
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Employers fail to provide PPE while concerns grow over undiagnosed cases
However, this benefit was lost if smoking was resumed
Propellants in metered-dose inhalers are the biggest culprit
Retailers will soon have to check IDs of any tobacco product customers thought to be under 30
However, N-acetylcysteine may improve lung function, small study suggests
Results from some pulmonary function tests even showed improvement 3 years post-transplant
Pemivibart may have reduced activity against growing variant KP.3.1.1, agency warns
Many questions remain unanswered due to weak data
The National Animal Disease Center is currently testing a cow vaccine designed to stop the spread
Agency predicts the respiratory virus season will be similar to last year
In Japanese trial, nivolumab-ipilimumab didn't improve OS versus pembrolizumab, had more toxicity
Alternate criteria based on years of smoking has higher sensitivity and specificity, study says
Lazertinib plus amivantamab improved PFS by about 7 months versus single-agent osimertinib
More data for discussion of controversial association between steroids, immunotherapy
