Myocarditis After COVID Vax; Cigar Sales in Convenience Stores Also in TTHealthWatch: autoimmune disease treatment, and anticoagulant therapy in Afib Dec 23, 2021 podcast
FDA OKs First-in-Class Biologic for Severe Asthma Tezspire is first biologic for this condition with no phenotype or biomarker limitations Dec 20, 2021
Beware Flu and COVID Vax Mix-Ups and Other Medication Errors Medication safety group previews new best practices for next year Dec 09, 2021
Efforts Needed to De-Escalate Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD Clinicians are not always following the guidelines Dec 06, 2021
Year in Review: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine development for older adults continued apace, virus roared back in kids Dec 03, 2021
Bevacizumab Add-On No Help in Progressive EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer Single-agent osimertinib prevails in progressive, T790M-positive NSCLC Dec 02, 2021
Make the Diagnosis: Fever and Flank Pain -- Whatβs Up? A 31-year-old man went to urgent care complaining of fever and chills lasting a few days, which he originally thought was the flu. Nov 30, 2021
Doctor Sues Hospital Over Ivermectin Ban Amid Journal Article Retraction Virginia hospital took issue with article co-authored by Paul Marik, MD Nov 17, 2021
Tumor Volume-Adapted RT Leads to Good Lung Cancer Control With Low Toxicity No recurrence at 1 year in 90% of cases with primary tumors, metastases, synchronous disease Nov 02, 2021
A COVID 'Breathalyzer': Not All Hot Air? Small study found high sensitivity in a group of critically ill patients Oct 28, 2021
Mixed Results With Anti-Interleukin Biologics in Asthma One shows promise; another fails miserably (and mysteriously) Oct 27, 2021
Targeted RT Boosts PFS in Oligoprogressive Lung Cancer Fivefold improvement in NSCLC but no benefit in oligoprogressive breast cancer Oct 25, 2021
40 Million in U.S. Had a Substance Use Disorder in 2020, SAMHSA Survey Finds Number is double that for 2019, but methodology changes may explain much of that, official says Oct 25, 2021
Ho-Hum Oral Presentations on COPD Turn Into Fascinating Roundtable Here's why online meetings can be great Oct 22, 2021
ACIP Streamlines Pneumococcal Vaccine Recs Also endorses recombinant zoster vaccine for immunocompromised adults Oct 20, 2021
Azithromycin Use Tied to Fewer Exacerbations in Asthma Patients Prophylactic benefits observed in real-world study Oct 20, 2021
Antibiotics Used in Dialysis Patients Linked With Sudden Cardiac Death Should floxacins stay or should they go in these patients? Oct 20, 2021
'You're Still Doing WHAT After Lung Cancer Surgery?!' But don't give up on hardened smokers, researcher urges Oct 19, 2021
COVID in the ICU: Can Patients Be Too Obese for ECMO? Florida hospital's experience goes against received wisdom Oct 19, 2021
Higher Mortality With ECMO in Second COVID-19 Wave Mortality rates doubled during November 2020-March 2021 period Oct 19, 2021
Gene Expression Test Improves IPF Diagnosis Quasi-real-world study indicates that physicians will likely find it helpful Oct 18, 2021
New Lefamulin Data Paint Rosy Picture Lead investigator touts efficacy in milder pneumonia Oct 18, 2021
Dupilumab Improves Lung Function for Kids With Asthma Adding monoclonal antibody led to rapid and sustained improvements, study showed Oct 18, 2021
Quitting Smoking Tied to Slower Motor Decline in Multiple Sclerosis Analysis suggests smoking cessation has benefits in MS Oct 17, 2021
Two Factors Tied to Risk of Antibiotic Failure in Pneumonia Patients Male sex, older age linked with treatment failure in hospitalized CAP patients Oct 15, 2021
CHEST 2021: Pandemic Still Dominates 18 Months In But the rest of respiratory and thoracic medicine gets its due, too Oct 15, 2021
Egg-Free Flu Shot Works for Kids Novel platform for growing virus to make vaccine on par with traditional egg-based vaccine Oct 13, 2021
Some Teens Want to Quit Vaping: Pediatricians Can Help Anne Griffiths, MD, discusses vaping trends, risks for COVID, and more Oct 13, 2021
Pandemic Sleeplessness: Are Kids Tossing and Turning as Much as Adults? Children seem to suffer from less "coronasomnia" but melatonin sales still shot up Oct 11, 2021
Can the Death Rattle Be Silenced? Randomized trial says yes, but results may be challenging to put into practice Oct 05, 2021
Vaccine Could Be Shot in the Arm Against RSV in Older Adults CYPRESS proof-of-concept study shows high efficacy against acute illness Oct 03, 2021
It's Possible to Reduce Unneeded Antibiotic Scripts in Primary Care AHRQ program scores a win for antibiotic stewardship Oct 01, 2021
Radiation or Surgery in Early Lung Cancer: Does It Make a Difference? Ablative radiation still noninferior to VATS after longer follow-up Sep 24, 2021
How Many Deaths Will New Cigarette Warnings Prevent? Modeling study comes up with big numbers Sep 24, 2021
COVID Deaths Surpass 1918 Flu Deaths COVID's toll not as heavy, but pandemic isn't over yet Sep 21, 2021
