Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Safe, Effective in Infants With CF Study shows that randomized trials are feasible among those under 4 months Nov 09, 2018
Primatene Mist Returns After 7-Year Absence Reformulated asthma inhaler OK'd for over-the-counter sale Nov 08, 2018
Parental Injury Tied to Troubled Sleep for the Kids Teenagers, children of parents with both PTSD and TBI at increased risk Nov 04, 2018
Group of Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lung Cancer 14% higher likelihood in users of ACE inhibitors; causal relationship unproven Oct 25, 2018
Aggressive RT, Surgery Doubles OS in NSCLC With Limited Mets If new drug produced such a response it would make "millions," said expert Oct 22, 2018 video
Case Study: Influenza Turned Lethal Fulminant myocarditis claims life of otherwise healthy child Oct 22, 2018
SBRT Doubles 5-Year Survival in Oligometastatic Cancers Most patients in phase II trial had up to three metastatic lesions Oct 17, 2018
AAFP Changes Course on Low-Nicotine Products Congress of Delegates says Academy's earlier endorsement of FDA approach sends wrong message Oct 11, 2018
FDA Says Vape Liquid Contains Erectile Dysfunction Drug Company warned to stop selling the illegal products Oct 11, 2018
Study: Men Who Smoke Unaware of Erectile Dysfunction Risk Impotence warnings might motivate men to kick the habit Oct 11, 2018
Lung Screening Saves Lives, but Who Should Be Screened? Experts debate controversial screening issues in meeting "Smackdown" Oct 11, 2018
I'm Drowning A researcher-patient's plea for broader inclusion in cystic fibrosis trials Oct 11, 2018
Low-Flow NHF Therapy Fizzles in CPAP Non-Compliant Sleep Apnea Flow rate possibly 'too low to make a difference' Oct 10, 2018
Pets Need Not Derail Asthma Control in Kids Following NAEPP treatment guidelines improved control in 3-year study Oct 09, 2018
'We Have a Good, But Not Great, Flu Vaccine' William Schaffner, MD discusses the technologies that can make it better Oct 09, 2018 video
Balloon Dilation Flops in Sleep Apnea Without Sinus Disease Randomized study supports recent AAO-HNSF consensus statement Oct 09, 2018
Tandem Lung-Bone Marrow Transplant Shows Promise Protocol being used in patients with primary immunodeficiencies Oct 08, 2018
More Evidence That Baloxavir Reduces Flu Symptom Duration Investigational antiviral matches or exceeds efficacy of oseltamivir Oct 08, 2018
Study: Cell-Based Flu Vax Not Superior to Egg-Based Vax No significant difference in effectiveness against influenza A in 2017-2018 season Oct 08, 2018
COPD Triple Tx Reduced Exacerbations in Nonreversible Patients Improvements in lung function, QoL also seen in IMPACT analysis Oct 08, 2018
CHEST Meeting Attendees Will 'Learn by Doing' Interactive sessions to highlight San Antonio conference Oct 05, 2018
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Fall Short in VA Adherence was 77% among those with negative baseline screens Oct 04, 2018
Albuminuria Linked to COPD Findings suggest role for endothelial damage in the lung disease Sep 28, 2018
More Evidence that Screening Cuts Lung Cancer Deaths Significantly lower risk in men and women Sep 26, 2018
Newer ALK Inhibitor Tops Standard in NSCLC Significant improvement in PFS with brigatinib after short follow-up Sep 26, 2018
Anti-PD-L1 Drug Boosts Survival in Stage III NSCLC New standard of care for patients with inoperable disease Sep 26, 2018
Add-On Keytruda Boosts OS in Advanced Squamous Lung Cancer Benefit seen across all subgroups, PD-L1 expression levels Sep 25, 2018
No Survival Benefit with Cranial RT for NSCLC Better disease-free survival, fewer brain mets Sep 25, 2018
TCT: Denervation May Help Some Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Pulmonary artery nerve ablation improves outcomes in trial Sep 24, 2018 video
Macitentan Shows Promise in Portopulmonary Hypertension Positive results in first randomized trial in the disease Sep 20, 2018
Lung Denervation Cuts COPD-Related Events, Admissions One-time therapy showed most benefit in highly symptomatic patients Sep 19, 2018
Machine Tops Humans in Fibrotic Lung Disease Classification Nearly instantaneous results also matched prognostic abilities Sep 18, 2018
PDE3/4 Inhibitor Yields Symptom Relief in COPD Tested as standalone, but potential role seen as add-on therapy Sep 18, 2018
Triple Tx Effective in COPD with Low Exacerbation Risk And models show exacerbations further decreasing Sep 17, 2018 video
For HFpEF, Better Heart-Lung Connection with Albuterol Beta-agonist associated with improved exercise hemodynamic measures Sep 17, 2018
Add-On Sildenafil Disappoints in IPF With Impaired Gas Exchange Trial likely 'underpowered' to show benefit, says investigator Sep 17, 2018
Vasopressors May Contribute to ICU-Related Weakness Association was independent of other known risk factors Sep 11, 2018
CDC: Smoking Rates Highest Among Native American/Alaska Native Teens Asian, black youth least likely to use tobacco products Aug 31, 2018
Pre-Hospital Laryngeal Tube Ups Cardiac Arrest Survival Trials cast doubt on endotracheal intubation as preferred treatment Aug 29, 2018
