Pulmonology
Home Pulmonology
Physicians, Patient Families Often Disagree on Prognosis
But that's not because surrogates misunderstand what they're told
FDA Requires Safety Label Changes for Fluoroquinolones
Changes will describe hypoglycemic coma and clarify and identify mental health side effects
Asthma May Raise Obesity Risk Later in Childhood
3- to 4-year-olds with active asthma, wheezing have increased risk of obesity by age 8
Post-Op Incentive Spirometry Not Beneficial After Bariatric Surgery
No effect on postoperative hypoxemia, arterial oxygen saturation level, or pulmonary complications
Intermittent Steroids Reduce Some Asthma Exacerbations
Findings for preschool children with intermittent asthma or viral-triggered wheezing
Interns’ Schedule Takes Toll on Sleep, Physical Activity, Mood
Findings based on eight-month evaluation of new interns using Fitbit activity trackers
Chromosome Instability Test Prognostic in NSCLC
Chromosome instability associated with higher risk of relapse, death within 2 years
Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository
Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website
21 Percent of Americans Report Experiencing a Medical Error
Survey results show patients and families feel some responsibility for patient safety
NIH Releases Large-Scale Dataset of CT Images
Dataset may allow development of a universal lesion detector, which could be initial screening tool
