Incidence of Legionnaires ’ Disease Continuing to Increase
Age - standardized incidence was 0.48/100,000 in 1992 to 2002 and increased to 2.71/100,000 in 2018; highest incidence seen in Blacks (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 17, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

FDA Panel Rejects Lilly Cancer Drug Tested Only in China
Drug was to be used alongside chemotherapy for patients with metastatic non - small cell lung cancer (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 12, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Oncology, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy Linked to Metabolic Syndrome, HTN
ODI ≥5 in pregnancy linked to increased risk for HTN and MetS while AHI ≥5 in pregnancy linked to MetS, but not hypertension (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 11, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gynecology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

11.5 Percent of Under 65 - Year - Olds Uninsured in 2020
Adults aged 18 to 64 years living in non - Medicaid expansion states twice as likely to be uninsured as those living in expansion states (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 11, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Infections, AIDS, Internal Medicine, Allergy, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Nursing, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, ENT, Source Type: news

New Symptoms, Conditions May Develop After Positive Test for SARS - CoV - 2
Among hospitalized patients aged 20 years or older, prevalence of new fatigue, T2DM up for those with positive versus negative SARS - CoV - 2 result (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 11, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Persistent Black - White Disparities Seen in Cancer Mortality
Mortality rates 41 percent higher for breast cancer for Black women, despite similar or lower incidence rates compared with Whites (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 10, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Oncology, ENT, Pulmonology, Urology, Journal, Source Type: news

~30 Percent of Seniors Have Sequelae After Acute SARS - CoV - 2
Greatest excess risk seen for respiratory failure, fatigue, hypertension, memory difficulties compared with matched individuals without COVID - 19 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 10, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Infections, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news

Aberrant Lipid Metabolism ID ’ d in Early - Stage Lung Cancer
Screening assay based on nine lipids commonly dysregulated in early - stage lung cancer (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 3, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Oncology, Pathology, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Unvaccinated Have Highest SARS - CoV - 2 Incidence, Hospitalization
Unvaccinated persons have higher rates of incidence, hospitalization during periods of delta, omicron predominance (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 2, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Remdesivir Offers Some Benefit for Hospitalized COVID - 19 Patients
No difference seen for in - hospital mortality, but need for initiation of mechanical ventilation reduced with addition of remdesivir to standard care (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Physician ’ s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 29, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Remdesivir May Benefit Adults Early in COVID - 19 Course
Real - world data support the use of remdesivir for hospitalized COVID - 19 patients receiving no oxygen or low - flow oxygen (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 28, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Your Gas Stove Might Make You (and the Planet) Sick
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 28, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Pulmonology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Recommendations Simplified for Pneumococcal Vaccination
ACIP recommends PCV20 alone or PCV15 in series with PPSV23 for all aged 65 years and older or younger adults at risk (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 28, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news

Vitamin D Supplementation Linked to Reduction in Autoimmune Disease
Vitamin D supplementation, with or without omega - 3 fatty acids, linked to reduced risk for autoimmune disease (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 27, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Dermatology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Journal, Source Type: news