Sulthiame May Be Effective for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Treatment reduces the number of breathing pauses and promotes oxygenation (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 27, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine, Neurology, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Worsening Allergy Seasons: Is Climate Change to Blame?
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 25, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pulmonology, Allergy, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 21, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Pulmonology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Acute Upper Airway Disease Up in Children During Omicron Surge
Roughly one in five children hospitalized with SARS - CoV - 2 and upper airway infection had severe disease (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 20, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Journal, Source Type: news

Cardiovascular Mortality Down Among Dialysis Patients
Greater declines seen for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism among dialysis patients than general population (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 19, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Adding Pulse Oximetry Shows No Benefit in COVID - 19
No improvement observed in patients using pulse oximetry added to standard monitoring (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 13, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

First Generic of Symbicort Receives FDA Approval
The generic metered - dose inhaler containing budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate is indicated for treatment of asthma and COPD (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 13, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Allergy, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, FDA Approvals, Source Type: news

AHA Looks at CV Impact of SARS - CoV - 2 Infection in Children
Current knowledge summarized about SARS - CoV - 2 infection and associated CV manifestations/complications in children, young adults (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 11, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Infections, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Two - Thirds of U.S. Water Systems Contain Uranium
Even at low concentrations, uranium, a radioactive metal, is an important risk factor for chronic diseases (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 9, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in the United States
Asbestos is banned in more than 50 countries and its use in the United States has been declining for years (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 7, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Oncology, Pathology, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

Biden Makes National Push for ‘ Long COVID ’ Research
Efforts will include speeding up registrations of 40,000 people both with and without long COVID for a study on the condition (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 7, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

WHO: 99 Percent of Planet ’ s Population Breathes Dirty Air
Air quality is the worst in WHO Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 5, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Allergy, Emergency Medicine, Oncology, ENT, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Institutional, Source Type: news

99% of Planet ’ s Population Breathes Dirty Air: WHO
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 4, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Pulmonology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Prenatal Occupational Disinfectant Use Tied to Child Allergies
Risks for asthma, eczema increased in offspring of pregnant women with work - related disinfectant use (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 29, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Gynecology, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Allergy, Journal, Source Type: news

Awake Prone Positioning Does Not Improve Outcomes in COVID - 19
Findings seen among non - critically ill patients with moderate hypoxemia, admitted to hospital with COVID - 19 (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 28, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news