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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Report Describes Rare Case of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia Triggered After Half Marathon
May 14th 2020The investigators made a presumptive diagnosis of acute interstitial pneumonia after the patient presented with fever, chills, muscle pain and a dry cough, which deteriorated into respiratory failure, soon after the woman ran a half marathon.
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NIH Trial Finds Gilead's Remdesivir Shows Early Promise in Treating COVID-19
April 30th 2020Preliminary data from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial show Gilead Sciences' remdesivir accelerates recovery in patients with advanced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections.
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US Air Pollution Worsens, Potentially Exacerbating COVID-19 Pandemic
April 21st 2020Nearly 5 in 10 individuals in the United States—150 million Americans—live where pollution levels are often too dangerous to breathe, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air Report, released today. Poor air quality has been linked to higher rates of chronic diseases, comorbidities, and poor health outcomes. Several studies suggest poor air quality is a contributing factor to the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-10) in some communities.
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Researchers Modify Sleep Apnea Machines to Ease Ventilator Shortage
April 15th 2020To help ease ventilator shortages resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, researchers at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering were able to modify continuous positive airway pressure machines, used to treat patients with sleep apnea, into alternatives for mechanical ventilators.
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COVID-19 Roundup: British Prime Minister Enters ICU for Worsening Symptoms
April 7th 2020British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a London hospital, 10 days after being diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Also Monday, the CDC released a preliminary report about how COVID-19 is affecting children in the United States.
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CMS Temporarily Suspends Many Regulations to Give Hospitals More Capacity During Pandemic
March 31st 2020The changes are aimed at helping hospitals increase their capacities for the sickest patients; expand the pool of local healthcare providers who are available to work; eliminating ordinary paperwork and documentation requirements; expanding Medicare coverage for respiratory-related devices and equipment for any medical reason; and expanding telehealth in Medicare by covering more than 80 additional services.
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A Q&A on Smoking Cessation With E-Cigarettes, REDUCE-IT Trial Findings
March 30th 2020The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC® ) interviewed Martha Gulati, MD, cardiologist at Banner – University Medicine Heart Institute, on findings of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) levels in relation to cardiovascular outcomes and smoking cessation with e-cigarettes. These studies are part of the 2020 American College of Cardiology / World Congress of Cardiology Virtual Experience.
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FDA Approves Rapid Coronavirus Test; New York State to Conduct Trial on Drug Combo
March 21st 2020The number of cases of COVID-19 nationwide moved past the 20,000 mark, of which more than half are in New York state, a fact that Gov. Andrew Cuomo said was a function of the state testing more people.
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Incorporating Telemedicine as Part of COVID-19 Outbreak Response Systems
March 20th 2020Healthcare providers should revisit disaster response policies to incorporate telemedicine systems to address some of the unique challenges posed by infectious disease outbreaks such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Investigators Rush to Find Treatments for Novel Coronavirus
March 19th 2020As the COVID-19 pandemic upends daily life and economies across the globe, investigators are hurrying to test and develop potential treatments for the coronavirus, with some showing promise and others being ruled out.
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COVID-19 Roundup: Administration Seeks COVID-19 Aid; Report Warns of Grim Mortality Toll
March 18th 2020The Trump administration asked Congress for billions in COVID-19 assistance for Americans while a report said government responses in both the United States and the United Kingdom were suddenly being influenced by a grim analysis forecasting half a million to over 2 million deaths if the virus is allowed to run rampant without nonpharmaceutical interventions—ie, social isolation.
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COVID-19 Roundup: Coronavirus Now a National Emergency, With Plans to Increase Testing
March 14th 2020President Donald Trump on Friday declared the novel coronavirus a national emergency, which unlocks billions of dollars in federal funding to fight the disease’s spread. He also announced the creation of a website to direct symptomatic individuals to drive-through testing locations.
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COVID-19 Roundup: 21 Passengers on Calif. Cruise Ship Test Positive
March 7th 2020Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship carrying more than 3500 people off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus, but only 46 people overall have been tested, and federal officials are trying to bring the ship to a non-commercial port. COVID-19 (which stands for coronavirus disease 2019) passed a global milestone; SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease, has infected more than 100,000 worldwide.
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Effects of AE-ILD in Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
March 4th 2020Treatment regimens of steroids and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs were effective in reducing the short-term death rate among patients with acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease (AE-ILD), a complication of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy.
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Wash. State Sees First US Coronavirus Death and First Healthcare Worker Infected
March 1st 2020A man in his 50s in Washington state with underlying health conditions became the first fatality from the coronavirus in the United States, and a healthcare worker and a resident from a nursing home in the state are hospitalized, the CDC said Saturday. It is the first reported case in a healthcare worker, the CDC said.
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