A COVID 'Breathalyzer': Not All Hot Air? Small study found high sensitivity in a group of critically ill patients Oct 28, 2021
Mixed Results With Anti-Interleukin Biologics in Asthma One shows promise; another fails miserably (and mysteriously) Oct 27, 2021
Targeted RT Boosts PFS in Oligoprogressive Lung Cancer Fivefold improvement in NSCLC but no benefit in oligoprogressive breast cancer Oct 25, 2021
40 Million in U.S. Had a Substance Use Disorder in 2020, SAMHSA Survey Finds Number is double that for 2019, but methodology changes may explain much of that, official says Oct 25, 2021
Ho-Hum Oral Presentations on COPD Turn Into Fascinating Roundtable Here's why online meetings can be great Oct 22, 2021
ACIP Streamlines Pneumococcal Vaccine Recs Also endorses recombinant zoster vaccine for immunocompromised adults Oct 20, 2021
Azithromycin Use Tied to Fewer Exacerbations in Asthma Patients Prophylactic benefits observed in real-world study Oct 20, 2021
Antibiotics Used in Dialysis Patients Linked With Sudden Cardiac Death Should floxacins stay or should they go in these patients? Oct 20, 2021
'You're Still Doing WHAT After Lung Cancer Surgery?!' But don't give up on hardened smokers, researcher urges Oct 19, 2021
COVID in the ICU: Can Patients Be Too Obese for ECMO? Florida hospital's experience goes against received wisdom Oct 19, 2021
Higher Mortality With ECMO in Second COVID-19 Wave Mortality rates doubled during November 2020-March 2021 period Oct 19, 2021
Gene Expression Test Improves IPF Diagnosis Quasi-real-world study indicates that physicians will likely find it helpful Oct 18, 2021
New Lefamulin Data Paint Rosy Picture Lead investigator touts efficacy in milder pneumonia Oct 18, 2021
Dupilumab Improves Lung Function for Kids With Asthma Adding monoclonal antibody led to rapid and sustained improvements, study showed Oct 18, 2021
Quitting Smoking Tied to Slower Motor Decline in Multiple Sclerosis Analysis suggests smoking cessation has benefits in MS Oct 17, 2021
Two Factors Tied to Risk of Antibiotic Failure in Pneumonia Patients Male sex, older age linked with treatment failure in hospitalized CAP patients Oct 15, 2021
CHEST 2021: Pandemic Still Dominates 18 Months In But the rest of respiratory and thoracic medicine gets its due, too Oct 15, 2021
Egg-Free Flu Shot Works for Kids Novel platform for growing virus to make vaccine on par with traditional egg-based vaccine Oct 13, 2021
Some Teens Want to Quit Vaping: Pediatricians Can Help Anne Griffiths, MD, discusses vaping trends, risks for COVID, and more Oct 13, 2021
Pandemic Sleeplessness: Are Kids Tossing and Turning as Much as Adults? Children seem to suffer from less "coronasomnia" but melatonin sales still shot up Oct 11, 2021
Can the Death Rattle Be Silenced? Randomized trial says yes, but results may be challenging to put into practice Oct 05, 2021
Vaccine Could Be Shot in the Arm Against RSV in Older Adults CYPRESS proof-of-concept study shows high efficacy against acute illness Oct 03, 2021
It's Possible to Reduce Unneeded Antibiotic Scripts in Primary Care AHRQ program scores a win for antibiotic stewardship Oct 01, 2021
Radiation or Surgery in Early Lung Cancer: Does It Make a Difference? Ablative radiation still noninferior to VATS after longer follow-up Sep 24, 2021
How Many Deaths Will New Cigarette Warnings Prevent? Modeling study comes up with big numbers Sep 24, 2021
COVID Deaths Surpass 1918 Flu Deaths COVID's toll not as heavy, but pandemic isn't over yet Sep 21, 2021
Another Possible Option for HER2-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer More than half of patients responded to antibody-drug conjugate targeting HER2 Sep 19, 2021
The Technological Marvel of Combination Vaccines Many questions remain for co-formulating COVID vaccines, but pursuing this now is the right move Sep 18, 2021
More Help on the Way for Lung Cancers With Exon 20 Mutations? Early trials of DZD9008 demonstrated responses in over a third of patients Sep 15, 2021
Cancer Vaccine May Boost Anti-EGFR Efficacy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer More than 90% disease control rate, hint of improved PFS in pilot trial Sep 14, 2021
Novel ADC Promising in Certain Non-Squamous Lung Cancers Response rate topped 50% in patients with EGFR wild-type tumors and high MET expression Sep 14, 2021
More Data in Support of Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Six-month improvement in overall survival with surgery plus chemotherapy versus chemo alone Sep 13, 2021
Meta-Analysis Confirms Benefits of Low-Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer LDCT associated with a 16% relative reduction in mortality versus no screening Sep 13, 2021
Immuno-Oncology Combo Active in Recurrent EGFR/ALK Positive NSCLC Responses in 42% of EGFR group, limited activity in ALK-rearranged lung cancer Sep 12, 2021
Triplet Therapy Proves Safe in Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Atezolizumab add-on offers promising outcomes in phase I trial Sep 12, 2021
Durable Response with Immunotherapy Combos in NSCLC with Brain Metastases Analysis of CheckMate 9LA data and phase II study from Spain offer hope in advanced disease Sep 12, 2021
Study Sheds Light on Physician-Assisted Suicide in Lung Cancer Patients Patients often did not consult with radiation or medical oncologists Sep 09, 2021
Second-Line Combo Fails to Improve Survival in SCLC No OS difference, but lurbinectedin-doxorubicin was less toxic than standard chemotherapy options Sep 09, 2021