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Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma remain at increased risk for developing subsequent malignant neoplasms

Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors at Risk for Later Cancers

Survivors have 14-fold increased risk for developing a solid subsequent malignant neoplasm
In adolescent patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Home Monitoring of Lung Function Feasible in Teens With Duchenne

Peak flow meter handheld device useful for adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalization

Flu Vaccine Cuts Flu-Related Hospitalization in COPD Patients

Flu-positive patients have higher crude mortality and critical illness versus flu-negative patients
Prescribed opioids are associated with an increased risk for community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among persons with and without HIV

Rx Opioids Up Pneumonia Risk in Patients With, Without HIV

Risk greatest with higher-dose opioids and opioids with immunosuppressive properties
For patients with heart failure

In-Hospital Morbidity, Mortality Up With Flu in Heart Failure

Higher incidence seen for in-hospital mortality, acute respiratory failure, acute kidney injury
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at higher risk for developing gout than patients without OSA for more than a year after diagnosis

Patients With Sleep Apnea Have Increased Gout Risk

Among OSA patients, risk for developing gout is highest one to two years after the index date
The global incidence of child pneumonia and related mortality decreased substantially from 2000 to 2015

Child Pneumonia Rate Dropped Globally From 2000 to 2015

Number of clinical pneumonia episodes in children <5 years reduced 22 percent in developing countries

December 2018 Briefing – Pulmonology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Smoking habits do not differ for adolescents with asthma or their parents versus those without asthma

Smoking Habits Do Not Differ for Teens With, Without Asthma

Odds of smoking down for teens with persistent asthma versus those with adolescent-onset asthma
New clinical practice guidelines for the management of malignant pleural effusions were published in the January issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

New Guidelines Address Care for Malignant Pleural Effusions

Recs call for ultrasounds, advise against therapeutic pleural interventions in asymptomatic patients