Pulmonology News

Increasing wildfire incidence, along with greater overall air pollution, may be contributing to risks for rheumatoid arthritis and RA-associated interstitial lung disease, according to findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Cigarette smoking declines over the past several decades prevented an estimated 3.8 million lung cancer deaths, according to results of a retrospective study.

Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry at the time of lung cancer screening could help identify this disease early in an at-risk population.

In this episode, we dive into the early therapies and how our understanding of vascular physiology drastically changed the management of pulmonary hypertension.

In primary care settings, the burden of RSV on young children and their guardians often varied between the countries of Belgium, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and the U.K., according to results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Markers of subclinical heart damage were observed among individuals who smoke cigarettes, even decades after quitting, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Short sleep duration, with and without self-reported insomnia, was predictive of elevated blood pressure and hypertension among adolescents, a speaker reported.

Nicotine pouches are the latest tobacco trend physicians need to know about, and they should adjust screening methods accordingly, according to experts.

In part 2, we dig into the history of pulmonary hypertension. How did this strange diagnosis first get recognized, what does it have to do with cows with thick necks and urinary catheters in the heart?