Pulmonary Medicine News

• FDA Revokes EUA for J&J's COVID Vaccine The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has revoked the emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.
  Reuters Health Information, June 01, 2023
• Pfizer: Antibiotic Combo Can Treat Some Superbug Infections Pfizer Inc said Thursday that data from late-stage trials showed its experimental combination of antibiotics was effective in treating deadly infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria.
  Reuters Health Information, June 01, 2023
• 7 Tactics to Reduce EHR Tasks and Save Time The EHR is a major source of frustration for doctors. Here's how some hospitals and doctors are eliminating time-consuming tasks.
  Medscape Medical News, June 02, 2023
• Biden Plans to Pick Former N.C. Health Secretary to Lead CDC President Biden plans to select former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a source familiar with the matter.
  Reuters Health Information, June 01, 2023
• Thyroid Dysfunction Mild With Cancer Immunotherapy In a real-world study, the prevalence of immune checkpoint inhibitor–associated thyroid dysfunction was greater than 50%, but cases were mild and were even linked to better survival.
  Medscape Medical News, June 02, 2023
• Canada to Require Health Warnings on Individual Cigarettes Canada will be the first country in the world to require that health warnings be printed on individual cigarettes.
  WebMD Health News, June 02, 2023
• India Makes Tobacco Warnings Mandatory for Streaming Sites India unveiled guidelines requiring streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime to display warnings about smoking and other forms of tobacco use while airing shows with such scenes.
  Reuters Health Information, May 31, 2023
• J&J Faces New Trial Over Talc Cancer Claims Johnson & Johnson faced the first trial in almost 2 years over claims that asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products causes cancer, as it seeks to settle thousands of cases in bankruptcy court.
  Reuters Health Information, May 31, 2023
• EULAR 2023 ILD Risk Elevated in RA, PsA After Starting DMARDs The risk for interstitial lung disease in patients with PsA during the first 5 years was five times higher than for the general population, and the risk was not modified by methotrexate use.
  MDedge News, June 01, 2023
• Alert FDA Approves Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Older Adults Clinicians will soon have a choice of two vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus in this population.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2023
• UK Govt Given Time to Hand Over Boris Johnson COVID Messages British ministers have been given more time to hand over unredacted messages from former prime minister Boris Johnson to a public inquiry looking into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Reuters Health Information, May 30, 2023
• We May Need a New Defense Against New COVID Variants New human monoclonal antibodies that target the host, rather than the virus, effectively prevent infection and could provide a pathway toward protection against future coronaviruses.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2023
• COVID Nonvaccination Linked With Avoidable Hospitalizations Compared with patients who were vaccinated and boosted, unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 had a 21-fold greater risk for hospitalization, data suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2023
• ESOC 2023 Preventive Antipyretics, Antibiotics Not Needed in Stroke Prophylactic use of antiemetic, antipyretic, or antibiotic drugs in older patients with acute stroke did not reduce the risk of a poor functional outcome in the PRECIOUS trial.
  Medscape Medical News, June 01, 2023
• Warning on Use of Sotorasib After ICI in Lung Cancer For patients with non–small cell lung cancer, sotorasib should not be used within 30 days of immune check point inhibitors (ICIs) because of increased toxicity, say French researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2023
• Using 'Green' Buses Could Up School Attendance Switching to greener, cleaner, and more reliable buses may cut down on student absences.
  Quick Take, May 31, 2023
• Enthesitis Linked to Dupilumab Use for Atopic Dermatitis Musculoskeletal symptoms identified in some patients treated with dupilumab for atopic dermatitis could help further understanding of how enthesitis develops.
  Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2023
• People Still Want Their Medical Intelligence in Human Form Well, we've got some good news for the physicians out there, and we've got some bad news.
  MDedge News, May 30, 2023
• France Confirms Bird Flu Vaccination After Favorable Tests France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination program against bird flu in the autumn after results from a series of tests on the vaccination of ducks showed "satisfactory effectiveness," the farm ministry said.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2023
• Kidneys From COVID-19-Positive Donors Safe for Transplant Early concerns of disease transmission slowed the use of kidneys from donors with resolved or active COVID-19; however, use has increased with evidence of safety.
  Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2023