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Sleeve lobectomy appears better than pneumonectomy for NSCLC
Sleeve lobectomy for NSCLC may lead to higher rates of overall and disease-free survival vs. pneumonectomy.
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Childhood PCV program produces overall protection
Childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccines continue to indirectly produce widespread societal protection against invasive pneumococcal disease, a...
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Esophageal cancers: Apples and oranges wrongly lumped together
Genomic analysis suggests esophageal adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma are two separate diseases that should not be combined...
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Double-dose influenza vaccine effective against type B strains
All children under the age of 3 years benefited from double-dose IIV4 vaccination.
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Ultrashort course antibiotics may be enough in stable VAP
Ultrashort antibiotic courses yielded outcomes that were similar to those with longer courses in patients with suspected ventilator-associated...
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High volume of noninvasive ventilation in hospitals doesn’t ensure good outcomes in acute COPD
Hospitals that frequently treat acute COPD exacerbations using noninvasive ventilation – a practice known to reduce mortality, length of stay, and...
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Asthma ruled out in 33% of diagnosed adults
Asthma was ruled out in 33% of adults in the general Canadian population who had been diagnosed by a physician during the preceding 5 years,...
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Assay testing accurate in distinguishing bacterial from viral respiratory tract infections
New assay technology holds promise for reducing overprescribing of antibiotics to young children in the hospital.
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Two-thirds of patient advocacy groups receive industry funding
About two-thirds of patient advocacy organizations report receiving funds from for-profit firms, including pharmaceutical, device and...
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SOFA score may be best to identify sepsis in the ICU
Among critically ill patients admitted to the ICU with a suspected infection, defining sepsis by an increase of two or more points in the...