Pulmonology
Conference Coverage
Sotatercept tied to disease modification in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Data unveiled at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2023, held in Milan, suggest that sotatercept treatment has the capacity...
News
FDA panel deems phenylephrine ineffective
The committee’s next move is to determine if the drug’s status as Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective should be revoked.
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Growing public perception that cannabis is safer than tobacco
There was a significant shift over time toward an increasingly favorable perception of cannabis; more respondents reported cannabis was “somewhat...
Perspectives
When does a bicarb drip make sense?
Intravenous bicarbonate can lead to intracellular acidosis, hypercapnia, hypocalcemia, and a reduction in oxygen delivery.
Article
Mepolizumab improves asthma after 1 year despite comorbidities
Patients with asthma and comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps showed especially significant benefits.
Conference Coverage
Expert calls for sparing oxygen use for dyspnea in the emergency department
Oxygen therapy is used too often in patients with respiratory difficulties, says one expert.
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Generic inhalers for COPD support hold their own
“I don’t see a clinical reason why one would ever need to get the brand name over the generic version.”
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U.S. has new dominant COVID variant called EG.5
Called “Eris” among avid COVID trackers, the strain EG.5 now accounts for 17% of all U.S. COVID infections.
News
Vasopressin may promote lower mortality in septic shock
Lower doses of initial vasopressin were associated with lower mortality.
News
Pneumococcal vaccine label adds injection-site risk
Reports of injection-site necrosis emerged after the vaccine had been approved by the FDA and was administered to a large, diverse, real-world...