Pneumonia News

• Air Quality Linked to Cardiac Events, Heart Disease Patients Unaware Poor air quality with high levels of tiny pollution particles known as PM2.5 are tied to a spike in emergency department visits for cardiac- and lung-related illnesses and stroke, a California study suggests, but a nationwide U.S. survey finds that few heart patients are aware of air quality risks.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Short-term Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Respiratory Infections Exposure to episodic increases in airborne fine particulate matter was linked to higher odds of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children and adults in an observational study.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2018
• Procalcitonin Level Could Rule Out Urinary Tract Infection
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• PCPs Feel Ill-Equipped to Assess Irritability in Children Pediatric primary care providers were less confident than child and adolescent psychiatrists in their ability to evaluate the mental health status of young patients with irritability, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2018
• Single Quadrivalent Flu Shot in IBD Patients In adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a single dose of quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (QIV) appears to convey adequate immunogenicity, though some immunosuppressants might lessen the effect, according to new research.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Prophylactic Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Common in Pediatric Hospitals Many hospitalized children receive prophylactic antibiotics inappropriately, and this could speed the development of antimicrobial resistance, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2018
• Anti-PD-1, Anti-PD-L1 Drugs Rarely Associated With Serious Immune-related Adverse Events
  Reuters Health Information, March 2018
• Stephen Hawking Dies at 76 Professor Stephen Hawking, the much loved and brilliant theoretical physicist and cosmologist, who managed to throw light on the mysteries of black holes, has died.
  WebMD Health News, March 2018
• Inhaled Triple Therapy Reduces COPD Exacerbations Inhaled triple therapy, consisting of inhaled corticosteroid, long-acting muscarinic antagonist, and long-acting beta2-agonist, reduces exacerbations in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), compared with dual bronchodilator therapy, according to results from the TRIBUTE trial.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2018
• Vaping May Help Pneumonia-causing Bacteria Invade Airways People who smoke e-cigarettes might have an increased risk of developing pneumonia because the vapor could help bacteria stick to cells lining the airways, a small experiment suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2018
• One-third of Physicians at Major US Hospital Are 'Burned Out' At a large U.S. nonprofit academic medical center, one-third of physicians met criteria for burnout, a cross-sectional study found.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2018
• Many Adults Get Systemic Steroids for Acute Respiratory Tract Illnesses Many adults with acute respiratory tract illnesses (ARTIs) receive corticosteroid injections or prescriptions, despite clinical practice guidelines that recommend otherwise, according to a retrospective study.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2018
• EU Panel Backs Two Triple Combo Drugs for COPD Maintenance CHF 5993 and Trydonis, from Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA, combine a glucocorticoid, a long-acting beta-2 receptor agonist, and a long-acting muscarinic antagonist.
  International Approvals, February 2018
• KDIGO Releases CKD-MBD Guidelines, Targets PCPs, Nephrologists KDIGO released new guidelines on chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder for nephrologists and primary care physicians, many of whom care for patients with chronic kidney disease themselves.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2018
• New Guidelines for Treating Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities ASCO and the NCCN have issued joint guidelines for treating toxicities associated with checkpoint inhibitor treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2018
• Prescription Opioids Increase Risk for Serious Infections Use of prescription opioids, particularly long-acting formulations or high doses, appears to substantially increase the risk of developing invasive pneumococcal disease.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2018
• Socially Active Older Women Benefit From Flu Vaccine Flu shots may be especially important for older women who are socially active, a study from Japan suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2018
• Is It Influenza or Adenovirus? Some cases among the ongoing influenza-like illness outbreaks in the United States may be not caused by influenza virus but by a human adenovirus type 4 variant usually found in military settings.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2018
• Primary Care Docs Unsure on Pneumococcal Vaccine Guidelines A nationwide survey showed that primary care physicians enthusiastically support pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination guidelines but show important knowledge gaps; EHR prompts improve vaccination rates.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2018
• Old Age Not Necessarily a Risk Factor for Surgical Complications Older adults may not necessarily be at risk for surgery complications just because of their age, but their risk for serious complications may be at least doubled if they’re frail or suffering from dementia, a research review suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2018