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February 15, 2022
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Quantity of smoking tied to reduced survival in patients with progressive fibrosing ILD

Quantity of smoking tied to reduced survival in patients with progressive fibrosing ILD

Heavy smoking, based on pack-years, in adults with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease was associated with increased risk for mortality, according to research published in Respiratory Medicine.

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February 10, 2022
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Web-based prescription of smoking-cessation therapy feasible, effective

Web-based prescription of smoking-cessation therapy feasible, effective

An intervention that utilized smoking-cessation therapy prescribed over the internet was feasible and effective, according to data published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

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February 04, 2022
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Programs that pay smokers to quit cost-effective from health care sector perspective

Programs that pay smokers to quit cost-effective from health care sector perspective

Four different financial incentive programs for smoking cessation were cost-effective from the health care sector perspective, but more expensive from the employer perspective, which may hinder wider adoption, researchers reported.

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February 01, 2022
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Top news of January: Lung transplant for COVID-19, sleep apnea-COPD overlap and more

Top news of January: Lung transplant for COVID-19, sleep apnea-COPD overlap and more

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in January.

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January 27, 2022
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Driving performance worse after smoking cannabis but improves within several hours

Driving performance worse after smoking cannabis but improves within several hours

Impaired driving performance after smoking cannabis appeared to resolve within 4 hours, 30 minutes in most individuals, according to a double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel randomized clinical trial in JAMA Psychiatry.

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January 13, 2022
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Daily e-cigarette use boosted odds of cigarette discontinuation in those without a plan to quit

Daily e-cigarette use boosted odds of cigarette discontinuation in those without a plan to quit

Among smokers who did not have an initial plan to stop smoking, daily e-cigarette use was associated with higher odds of cigarette discontinuation, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

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January 13, 2022
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Blood test plus risk model may help improve selection for lung cancer screening

Blood test plus risk model may help improve selection for lung cancer screening

A blood test based on a four-marker protein panel combined with an independent risk prediction model that accounts for smoking history significantly improved patient selection for lung cancer screening, according to study results.

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January 10, 2022
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Chronic cough common, especially in older adults

Chronic cough common, especially in older adults

Chronic cough is common among adults living in Austria and is highly prevalent among older individuals, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

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January 07, 2022
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Diminished pulmonary function in COPD partly due to genetic risk, smoking interactions

Diminished pulmonary function in COPD partly due to genetic risk, smoking interactions

Decreased pulmonary function characteristic of COPD may be attributable, in part, to the interaction between genome-wide polygenic risk scores and smoking exposures, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

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January 05, 2022
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COVID-19 pandemic impacting smoking prevalence in minority populations

COVID-19 pandemic impacting smoking prevalence in minority populations

A media briefing hosted by the University of California, San Francisco, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking disparities in minority populations.

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