December 29th 2023
Our top coverage from the CHEST Annual Meeting 2023 explored various topics, including strategies to prevent air pollutant exposure and keys to achieving equity in lung cancer screenings.
Evolving Treatment Strategies in the Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Key Insights for the Pharmacist, featuring a Patient Perspective
1.5 Credits / Pulmonology/Respiratory
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Advances in EGFR Exon 20 Insertion-Positive Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Focus on Specialty Pharmacy Interventions
1.5 Credits / Oncology, Pulmonology/Respiratory
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Advances and Best Practices for Managed Care Pharmacists and the Treatment of Patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
1.0 Credit / Pulmonology/Respiratory
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Dr Victoria Smith on Experience Taking Part in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
September 24th 2020By taking part in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trial, participants can provide their personalized experience, which may help protect future generations of similar race and socioeconomic background.
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Concurrent Wildfire, Pandemic Hazards Test US Mental, Physical Health
September 15th 2020As smoke from West Coast wildfires threatens to worsen outdoor air quality across the country, concerns of indoor air quality are mounting following reports on how insufficient ventilation systems facilitate aerosol spread of COVID-19.
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Dr Anthony Fauci Discusses the Systemic Effects of COVID-19
September 7th 2020While coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is largely a respiratory disease, it is actually a systemic disease that has a wide range of effects and postinfection sequelae that aren’t yet fully known, said Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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What We’re Reading: Vaccine Promised by End of Year; Fears of Reinfection; College Contingency Plans
August 28th 2020President Donald Trump promised a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine by the end of the year; COVID-19 survivors report anxiety over reinfection; colleges release COVID-19 testing and quarantine data.
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ED Visits for Asthma, COPD Spike Before Thunderstorms Among Medicare Beneficiaries
August 16th 2020A long-term study of over 46 million Medicare beneficiaries found that emergency department (ED) visits for acute respiratory illnesses such as asthma or COPD sharply increased in the days before a major thunderstorm.
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Vaping a Risk Factor for COVID-19 in Teens, Young Adults
August 11th 2020The authors said the findings bring new urgency to efforts by policy makers, school officials, community leaders, and others to educate the public about the link between smoking and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Researchers Find HRCT Risk Prediction Model Helpful in Predicting RA-ILD Prognosis
August 8th 2020A risk prediction model based on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) variables outperformed other models when predicting mortality among patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD).
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