Pulmonary Medicine News

• Tobramycin Tames Infection in Bronchiectasis Two 28-day cycles of tobramycin inhalation solution significantly reduced the density of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum.
  Medscape Medical News, August 09, 2022
• Women Receive More Unnecessary Treatments Than Men Do Factors related to gender, rather than sex differences, explain the discrepancy, according to a psychologist. The gender of the clinician does not affect the discrepancy.
  Medscape Medical News, August 09, 2022
• James Roberts, MD, Trailblazer in EM, Dies at Age 76 During his 45-year career, Dr James Roberts led the field of emergency medicine, dedicated to research, teaching, and his patients.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Trials Data on COPD Leave Primary Care Docs in the Dark Flare-ups and breathing difficulties were common among patients seen at primary care practices, suggesting a need for better evidence to guide treatment for the condition, a new analysis found.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Do You Have 'MD' on Your License Plates or Credit Cards? Some physicians like to have their credentials on their license plates or credit cards. What have you done and why?
  Medscape Reader Polls, August 08, 2022
• Mysterious Cases of Illness With an Unusual Cause In 2021, numerous cases of melioidosis sprung up, some with a fatal outcome. What was the common factor linking all of those affected?
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Polio in New York Linked to Potential Community Spread The polio virus has now been found in seven wastewater samples in Rockland and Orange counties, which are next to each other and north of New York City.
  WebMD Health News, August 05, 2022
• Increasing Data Link ME/CFS, Long COVID, and Dysautonomia Speakers at a recent scientific ME/CFS conference reported new data linking the three conditions. New ICD-10 codes will help clinicians document them.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Just Add Water: A Biodegradable Battery for Medical Devices Water-activated batteries made of paper might one day power diagnostic devices and limit medical e-waste.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• My Patient Planned to Murder Me A physician is horrified when he learns of a patient's deadly intentions. Read about the doctor's terrifying ordeal and how he fought back.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Death Risk Doubles for Black Infants With BPD Black infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia were significantly more likely to die or to have a longer hospital stay than infants of other ethnicities, based on data from more than 800 infants.
  MDedge News, August 05, 2022
• S.Africa Reports First Death Causally Linked to J&J COVID Vaccine South Africa reported a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2022
• Treatments Explored to Ease ME/CFS and Long COVID Symptoms Most are already commercially available for other indications.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Physicians React: Burnout Rates Are Alarming Physicians express opinions and reactions about the extent of burnout in the medical profession, how it arises, and what combination of employer and community factors minimizes burnout.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• 1 in 4 Patients With NSCLC Respond Poorly to COVID-19 Vaccine About 1 in 4 patients with non–small cell lung cancer have an unsatisfactory antibody response to the Omicron variant following COVID-19 vaccination, reports a new study.
  MDedge News, August 05, 2022
• How Do You Diagnose and Treat Cannabis Allergies? As cannabis use increases, so does the need to diagnose and manage cannabis allergies, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• How Do Alpine Air and Altitude Help Patients With Severe Asthma? Patients with severe and uncontrolled asthma may benefit from alpine air, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reports.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2022
• Say What? Hearing Issues Common After Taxane-Based Chemo Hearing loss and tinnitus occur often in cancer survivors who received a regimen with a taxane, a platinum, or both, a new study finds.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• Alert White House Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency Intradermal injections that use one fifth of the normal dose of the Jynneos vaccine will extend the limited reach of the current supply, which is under high demand.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2022
• EU Says Novavax COVID Shot Must Carry Heart Warning The European Medicines Agency is recommending Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine carry a warning of the possibility of two types of heart inflammation.
  Reuters Health Information, August 03, 2022