2021 USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Expand Eligibility
Compared with 2013 USPSTF criteria, more patients eligible for lung cancer screening with less racial disparity in access (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 19, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine, Oncology, Pulmonology, Radiology, Journal, Source Type: news

BNT162b2 Vaccine Effective Against Severe COVID - 19 in Adolescents
Two doses highly effective against COVID - 19 - related hospitalization and critical illness for those aged 12 to 18 years (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 19, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Journal, Source Type: news

Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
There are suggestions that omicron could result in COVID - 19 transitioning from a pandemic to an endemic situation (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 19, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Vaping Might Worsen COVID - 19 Symptoms
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 18, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Emergency Medicine, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

WHO Living Guideline Updated for Drug Treatment of COVID - 19
JAK inhibitor baricitinib strongly recommended for the treatment of severe or critical COVID - 19 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 14, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Secondhand Vape Exposure Linked to Respiratory Symptoms
Young adults with secondhand vape exposure have increased odds of bronchitic symptoms, shortness of breath (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 14, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

3 Percent of Youth Testing Positive for COVID - 19 in ED Have Severe Outcomes
Age, underlying chronic illness, and symptom duration tied to severe outcomes (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 14, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Emergency Medicine, Journal, Source Type: news

Masks Cut Distance Coronavirus Travels in Half, Study Finds
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 14, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Pulmonology, Research, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

White House May Soon Offer ‘ High - Quality ’ Masks to Americans
One option being discussed is to distribute the masks at community sites (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 14, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing Dropped During Pandemic
Decrease in antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric primary care driven by reduced volume of visits for respiratory tract infections (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 13, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

N95 Respirators Can Be Reprocessed Using Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide
All reprocessed N95 respirators met primary end points of function and effectiveness; no change reported in filtration efficiency (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 13, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Pathology, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Nearly 600,000 U.S. Children Had COVID - 19 Last Week
Since the start of the pandemic, nearly 8.5 million U.S. children have tested positive for COVID - 19 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 13, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Institutional, Source Type: news

U.S. May Soon See Sharp Drop in Omicron Cases, Experts Say
One model suggests number of daily reported cases in the U.S. will top out at 1.2 million by Jan. 19 and then fall sharply (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 13, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America ’ s West
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 12, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pulmonology, Emergency Medicine, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

U.S. COVID - 19 Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter ’ s Peak
Surge in cases has overwhelmed hospitals nationwide, and about one - quarter face critical staffing shortages (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 12, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news