Point of care C-reactive protein testing may be useful in guiding antibiotic prescribing
1. C-reactive protein (CRP)-point-of-care tests can be used to guide antibiotic prescribing in primary care for patients with acute exacerbations ...
Tag: respirology
Asthma may be associated with impaired memory function in children
1. Longitudinal results found that children with earlier asthma onset had slower episodic memory development compared to children without asthma. ...
Adjuvant durvalumab therapy improves survival in limited-stage small cell lung cancer
1. In this randomized controlled trial, adjuvant therapy with durvalumab led to improved overall and progression-free survival compared to placebo ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 21, 2024
In Utero Exposure to Maternal COVID-19 and Offspring Neurodevelopment Through Age 24 Months 1. In utero exposure to maternal COVID-19 ...
Wearing surgical masks in public spaces reduces risks of respiratory symptoms
1. Wearing surgical face masks was superior to not wearing surgical face masks in reducing the risk of respiratory symptoms ...
Dupilumab reduces exacerbations in COPD with type 2 inflammation
1. In this randomized controlled trial, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation who received dupilumab ...
Financial incentives may be a viable option to promote smoking cessation
1. Incentivizing smoking cessation with financial rewards increased the likelihood of cessation through the first 12 weeks but did not ...
Early asthma and COPD intervention decreases healthcare utilization
1. In this randomized controlled trial, adults with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who received pulmonologist-directed treatment ...
Vaping associated with increased incidence of respiratory symptoms amongst youth
1. In this retrospective analysis, compared to nonsmokers, vaping (both within the previous month and at all in the past) ...
Poor respiratory function is associated with greater incidence of depression
1. In a cohort of patients with varying lung function assessed through values of FVC and FEV1, and no previous ...