Pulmonology

1. The BCG vaccine was found to be effective at protecting children exposed to tuberculosis (TB) from infection and progression...

1. Paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) treatment of refractory symptomatic airway stenosis following lung transplantation resulted in 50% of lesions remaining open...

1. Hypothermia for newborns with perinatal asphyxia encephalopathy provided a long-term benefit in preserving IQ among survivors for those up...

1. Brachytherapy following sublobar resection (BSR) had no significant association with local NSCLC recurrence compared to sublobar resection (SR) alone....

1. Thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism (PE) in intermediate-risk patients decreased mortality in patients younger than 65 years but not in...

1. Quality improvement (QI) initiatives targeting Children’s Asthma Care (CAC) measures reduced hospital readmission rates for asthma by 71% at...

In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Single-Dose...

Image: PD 1. This systematic review did not find an association between omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and decreased incidence of...

1. No difference was found in the incidence of post-operative pulmonary complications between patients set to a higher level of...

1. Azithromycin use was associated with decreased mortality in elderly patients hospitalized for pneumonia compared to treatment regimens with other...