Pulmonology
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity falling but still elevated
News
Abatacept appears safe for RA patients with COPD
A large prescription database review found no significantly increased risks of COPD exacerbation, pneumonia, flu, or bronchitis.
News
NIH to undertake first in-human trial of universal influenza vaccine
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA concerned about e-cigs/seizures in youth
Between 2010 and early 2019, the FDA and poison control centers received 35 reports of seizures that mentioned the use of e-cigarettes
Conference Coverage
Noninfected children of HIV-positive mothers have high rates of obesity
NEW ORLEANS – Obesity and reactive airway disease are more prevalent in noninfected children of HIV-positive mothers.
News from the FDA/CDC
Measles: Latest weekly count is the highest of the year
New outbreaks are occurring in California and New Jersey, with a state of emergency declared in one New York county.
CE/CME
Click for Credit: Suicide in Medicaid youth; persistent back pain; more
Topics include: Persistent back pain • COPD & in-hospital death • Suicide in Medicaid youth • Antidepressant overprescribing in the elderly •...
News from the FDA/CDC
2018-2019 flu season: Going but not gone yet
Conference Coverage
Occurrence of pulmonary embolisms in hospitalized patients nearly doubled during 2004-2015
NEW ORLEANS – National Inpatient Sample data showed that during 2004-2015 hospitalized U.S. patients with a PE diagnosis jumped by 80%.
News from the FDA/CDC
H3N2 putting a damper on flu season’s departure