Pulmonology News

Vitamin K2 reduced the frequency, intensity and duration of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults, findings from randomized study published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

A 50-year-old man has been a patient in the practice for the past 25 years.

Ex-smokers with a light lifetime smoking burden had a CVD risk shortly after quitting similar to those who have never smoked, results from a cohort analysis showed.

Tobacco use has decreased among middle and high school students in the United States, yet an estimated 2.25 million youth still actively used tobacco products in 2024, according to a study by CDC and FDA researchers.

Another monoclonal antibody for preventing respiratory syncytial virus disease in infants could enter the market as early as next year, based on the results of two studies presented at IDWeek, Merck said.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis starting biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs have a higher risk for interstitial lung disease vs. the general population, with the highest risk found in RA, data show.

Daily snuff use throughout the third trimester of pregnancy was associated with reduced median gestational length by more days compared with daily cigarette use, according to findings published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

Despite being one of the most prevalent autoimmune diseases in the United States, Sjögren’s disease remains shrouded behind significant misconceptions and knowledge gaps that can delay diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

In August, the FDA approved a novel miniaturized cardiac stent for infants and small children with coarctation of the aorta or pulmonary artery stenosis and can be expanded as they grew.