Asthma, Smoking, Chronic Sinusitis Tied to Early COPD Risk
Large study of Hispanic adults shows association with risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before age 50 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 24, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: ENT, Pulmonology, Allergy, Journal, Source Type: news

COVID - 19 Does Not Seem to Impact Lung Function in Young People
No statistically significant deterioration in lung function seen following COVID - 19, regardless of severity (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 22, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Conference News, Source Type: news

Overweight Children With Asthma Less Likely to Respond to Treatment
Higher body mass index tied to poor response to inhaled corticosteroids (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 21, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Allergy, Conference News, Source Type: news

Delta Variant Now Fueling 99 Percent of U.S. COVID - 19 Cases
The delta variant is driving the increase in hospitalizations (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 21, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 20, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Neurology, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Workers at the World Trade Center Site Face Higher Risk for COPD
Rescue and recovery workers who arrived at the site early and those with a previous asthma diagnosis face the greatest risk for developing COPD (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 20, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonology, Conference News, Source Type: news

NIH Spending Nearly $470 Million on ‘ Long - Haul COVID ’ Study
Goal is to uncover why some people have prolonged symptoms or develop new or returning symptoms after recovering from COVID - 19 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 17, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
Between June and August, about 287,000 people who were not vaccinated were hospitalized for COVID - 19 in the United States (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 17, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Administrative Tasks Pose Burden for Patients in the United States
Substantial number of patients report delayed or forgone care due to an administrative task (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 15, 2021 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

High Viral Load in Lungs Linked to COVID - 19 Mortality
No association seen for acquisition of hospital - acquired respiratory pathogen with fatal outcomes for patients with COVID - 19 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 13, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Nursing, Pathology, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Journal, Source Type: news

Outcomes Similar With CPAP, Oxygen Therapy for Severe COVID - 19
Clinical outcomes compared in retrospective cohort study of COVID - 19 patients deemed unlikely to benefit from invasive mechanical ventilation (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 10, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Nursing, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Journal, Source Type: news

Is Your Workplace an Asthma Trigger?
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 9, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pulmonology, Allergy, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 9, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Pulmonology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Early Responders to 9/11 Now Face Higher Odds for COPD
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 9, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pulmonology, Emergency Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Office Environment May Trigger Asthma in Some Workers
Given the relative safety of office environments, occupational - related asthma causes may be overlooked, authors say (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 8, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonology, Conference News, Source Type: news