Pulmonary Medicine Perspective and Journal Articles

• Has 'Patient Centeredness' Gone Too Far? Patient centeredness is not a reason to accede to misguided medical decisions, argues Jack West.
  Medscape Oncology, May 29, 2020
• Treating UTI, CAP in Kids: What's New A quick summary of the latest research on antibiotic choice in treatment of common infections in children.
  Medscape Pediatrics, May 29, 2020
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children--United States This preliminary description of pediatric U.S. COVID-19 cases highlights important differences in presentation, course, and outcomes among children and adults.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 29, 2020
• Targeting HER2 Alterations in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer A better understanding of the role of HER2 alterations in non-small cell lung cancer could aid in the development of more targeted therapies.
  JCO Precision Oncology, May 29, 2020
• Why Don't We Have a Vaccine for SARS or MERS? We don't have vaccines for SARS, MERS, or HIV. Does that spell doom for efforts to develop a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 28, 2020
• Emergency Preparedness: Where Did We Go Wrong With COVID-19?   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Luciana Borio about the failures of the US response to the coronavirus pandemic and how much longer physical distancing will be necessary.
  WebMD, May 27, 2020
• Let's Stop the Draconian Visiting Restrictions One physician's thoughts on how to loosen visitation restrictions responsibly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 27, 2020
• Bellevue Starts to Reopen After COVID Peak   After a month that felt like years, Bellevue hospital staff are starting to reform their daily routines in a changed world. Dr Danielle Ofri shares her insights.
  Medscape, May 27, 2020
• Treatment With LABA Versus LAMA for Stable COPD When it comes to the initial treatment of stable COPD, which of these therapies is the most safe and effective option?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 26, 2020
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Risk of Gout Is there an association between OSA and gout? A new study investigates the possible link.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 26, 2020
• SARS-CoV-2 Testing: Trials and Tribulations This editorial explores the evolution and the complex logistics of SARS-CoV-2 testing in the U.S. How is increased demand for testing impacting laboratory operations and staffing?
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, May 26, 2020
• Clinical Course and Outcome of 107 SARS-CoV-2 Patients The authors describe the clinical courses and outcomes of 107 patients treated for COVID-19.
  Critical Care, May 26, 2020
• Happy 25th Birthday, Medscape, From Our Founder Medscape launched on May 22, 1995. It was the first site with a radical concept: anyone who registered would have free access to trusted information previously available only through subscriptions.
  Medscape, May 21, 2020
• Has the Pandemic 'Infected' Our Approach to Medicine? Changing long-standing protocols. Using unproven drugs. Targeting colleagues. Blame the COVID-19 'superinfection' for these changes in physicians' thinking, argues Vinay Prasad.
  Medscape Oncology, May 20, 2020
• Docs Asked to Join the COVID Frontline Without Pay Dr Patel speaks out and asks, 'Why aren't physicians offered the same compensation as other healthcare workers?'
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 20, 2020
• Medscape Pulmonologist Compensation Report 2020
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 20, 2020
• Prevalence of Underlying Conditions Among COVID-19 Patients Preliminary data indicates that persons with underlying health conditions such as diabetes, CVD, and chronic lung disease appear to be at higher risk for severe COVID-19-associated disease.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 20, 2020
• A Quick Summary of the COVID-19 Literature Who can keep up with the explosion of papers on SARS-CoV-2? Two Boston-based HIV Fellows have done four biweekly deep dives into the COVID-19 literature. Read their highlights to date.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, May 18, 2020
• Medscape Physician Assistant Compensation Report 2020 Our first PA compensation survey reveals how much PAs earn across the country by specialty, work setting, education, and much more.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 15, 2020
• Some Data May Be Worse Than No Data in the COVID Era Over-reaching conclusions from an observational study of anticoagulation in COVID-19 can do more harm than good in our pursuit for scientific truth, argues John Mandrola, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 14, 2020