This video provides a comprehensive overview of pediatric asthma, focusing on how to approach a wheezing child. It differentiates between stridor and wheezing, explaining their causes and characteristics…
This video features a presentation at the Best of Lung 2023 conference. Jaime Schneider, MD discusses the latest advancements in targeted therapies for lung cancer. They highlight the…
Dr. Francis Cordova, Medical Director of the Lung Transplantation Program at Temple University School of Medicine, gives some recommendations for referring patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with cystic fibrosis frequently treated for chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, aztreonam lysine for inhalation may be an effective add-on therapy, researchers…
Dr. Gerard J. Criner, Director of the Temple University Lung Center, talks about the use of lung volume reduction surgery in treating patients with severe emphysema. References and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients who use statins prior to hospitalization for pneumonia are less likely to die after discharge than their peers who were not using…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients hospitalized with bacterial pneumonia are nearly eight times more likely to experience an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) within 15 days of admission…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Measuring procalcitonin levels, which are relatively high with bacterial versus viral infections, can help reduce antibiotic use in treating respiratory tract infections, according…
Dr. Talissa Altes from the University of Virginia Health System discusses the use of hyperpolarized gas MRI in diagnosing and treating asthma and other pulmonary disorders. References and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of cardioselective beta-blockers can improve survival in “carefully selected” COPD patients undergoing vascular surgery, according to a report in the first…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of nicotine gum does not help pregnant women stop smoking, but it is linked to increased birth weight and gestational age, both…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Asthma patients who are black tend to have more severe disease than asthma patients who are white, leading to more asthma control problems,…
