Pulmonology

Twenty-eight percent of trials used historical, external, or other control; nearly half used surrogate measure as a primary end point

Risk for severe exacerbations significantly lower with as-needed fixed higher-dose combination treatment versus albuterol alone

Spirometry measures predicted based on race-specific equations may result in underrecognition of lung disease in Black adults, authors say

However, emphysema score, lung function, exacerbation frequency, and hypoxemia do not predict coronary stenosis or calcium score >100

Low-burden, point-of-care program may increase access to and impact of treatment to assist tobacco cessation

Individuals exposed to wildfire within 50 km of residential locations in past 10 years had slightly higher incidence

Significant but weaker associations with selected adverse outcomes seen for preexisting hypertension, diabetes, and ischemic heart disease

However, age-adjusted death rate per 1 million women decreased significantly, from 4.83 to 4.15 from 1999 to 2020

Second study shows most parents of children with food allergy report unchanged or decreased food allergy-specific anxiety during pandemic

Neuropsychiatric sequelae are comparable for survivors of COVID-19 hospitalization, other severe acute respiratory infections