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Analgesics taken during pregnancy

Analgesics in Pregnancy Do Not Seem to Cause Offspring Asthma

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Sibling comparison analysis suggested association confounded by specific maternal factors
Tecentriq (atezolizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

FDA OKs Tecentriq for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Drug now approved as first-line treatment to be used in combination with carboplatin and etoposide
Oral forms of medications contain an average of 8.8 inactive ingredients

Average of 8.8 Inactive Ingredients Found in Oral Medications

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Overall, 92.8 percent of oral solid medications contain at least one potential allergen
Exposure to ultrafine particles during the second trimester in utero is linked to the subsequent onset of asthma in children

In Utero Ultrafine Particle Exposure Tied to Asthma in Offspring

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Link independent of exposure to other air pollutants, including PM2.5 and NO2
From 2014 to 2017

Physician Burnout Rate Increased From 2014 to 2017

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Early-career physicians most susceptible to burnout; late-career physicians less vulnerable
Polypharmacy and complex medication regimens are common in patients with interstitial lung disease

Complex Dosing, Polypharmacy Common With Interstitial Lung Disease

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Patients receiving systemic corticosteroids are at high risk for drug-disease interactions
High-dose vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy is not associated with a child's risk for asthma at age 6 years

Prenatal High-Dose Vitamin D Not Linked to Asthma at Age 6

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No significant difference seen in asthma diagnoses for children in high-dose vitamin D, placebo groups
For HIV-infected patients

One-Month Regimen Noninferior for Preventing HIV-Related TB

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One-month rifapentine, isoniazid noninferior to nine months of isoniazid alone
The Lung Cancer Causal Model shows promise as a predictor of cancerous lung nodules

New AI Model May Predict Cancerous Lung Nodules

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Model relies on CT features, demographics, clinical data, and improves on current methods
There is considerable concern regarding the potential negative impact that electronic cigarettes and other new products may have on ending all tobacco use and nicotine addiction

E-Cigarettes May Threaten Goal of Achieving Tobacco Endgame

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Concern increasing that use of newer tobacco products may catalyze transition to tobacco products, drugs