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An estimated 4.0 million new pediatric asthma cases could be attributed to ambient nitrogen dioxide pollution annually

Four Million New Peds Asthma Cases Attributed to NO2 Annually

Burden of new pediatric asthma cases accounts for 13 percent of global incidence
Medicare paid at least $1.5 billion over a decade to replace seven types of defective heart devices that apparently failed for thousands of patients

Medicare Paid $1.5 Billion to Replace Faulty Heart Devices

Reasons for replacement included recalls, premature failures, medically necessary upgrades, infections
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of July 6 to 10

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...

November 2017 Briefing – Pulmonology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for November 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
For patients with cystic fibrosis

Cytomegalovirus Linked to Faster Progression of Cystic Fibrosis

Faster progression to end-stage lung disease observed among patients with CMV IgG positivity
The six-minute walk test is increasingly being used for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Guidelines Needed for 6MWT in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

No specific guidelines for use of six-minute walk test in growing population with IPF
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of June 29 to July 3

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
National Health Service England recently recommended that professionals ask all patients their sexual orientation at every opportunity

Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality

Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
Antiepileptic drug use may increase the risk for pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer disease

AEDs Tied to Higher Pneumonia Risk in Alzheimer Patients

Risk for pneumonia highest within first month of antiepileptic drug use but persists through two years
Both paper-based and electronic health records have shortcomings in terms of quality of content

Quality Issues for Both Paper-, Electronic-Based Health Records

Study affirms poor quality of nursing documentation, as well as lack of knowledge and skills