Lung Disease

MAUI, Hawaii — Lung complications in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis are gaining more attention due to increased incidence, according to a presenter at the 2020 Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium.

Although the link between climate change and health is “becoming increasingly clear,” the medical community is generally unaware of how much climate change is impacting patients today, experts told Healio Primary Care.

Higher levels of air pollution exposure may be associated with increased rates of depression and death by suicide among those exposed, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Environmental Health Perspectives.

E-cigarette use is an independent risk factor for incident respiratory disease, including asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and COPD, researchers reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In light of National Influenza Vaccination Week, which is taking place through Saturday, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is encouraging all people to receive their annual influenza vaccine, with particular emphasis on the vaccine’s ability to prevent complications in people with chronic health conditions.

Healio Pulmonology has compiled a list of recent news highlighting research in COPD.

Acute digital clubbing was one clinical characteristic of a rare and potentially fatal lung disease recently observed in a cohort of patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to findings published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Acute digital clubbing was one clinical characteristic of a rare and potentially fatal lung disease recently observed in a cohort of patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to findings published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.