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Wearable system monitors respiratory pattern, thoracic motion on tablet PC

18 Sep 2020 by

A newly developed mobile wearable system promises to deliver accurate real-time assessment of respiratory pattern and thoracic motion noninvasively, according to a feasibility study in Japan.

Wearable system monitors respiratory pattern, thoracic motion on tablet PC

18 Sep 2020

Add-on mepolizumab reduces nasal polyp size, obstruction in adults with CRSwNP

18 Sep 2020 by

Adding mepolizumab to standard of care treatment significantly reduces nasal polyp size and obstruction in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), according to the SYNAPSE* study presented at ERS 2020.

Add-on mepolizumab reduces nasal polyp size, obstruction in adults with CRSwNP

18 Sep 2020

Social smoking still linked with significant lung mortality risk

18 Sep 2020 by

‘Social smokers’ are manyfold times likelier to die of lung disease and lung cancer than nonsmokers, according to a new study.

Social smoking still linked with significant lung mortality risk

18 Sep 2020

Can riociguat REPLACE PDE-5is for PAH?

17 Sep 2020 by

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) experienced clinical improvement when they switched from a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE-5i) to riociguat, highlighting the latter’s potential as a treatment alternative in this setting, results of the REPLACE* study have shown.

Can riociguat REPLACE PDE-5is for PAH?

17 Sep 2020

Risk-stratified testing at SGH reduced COVID-19 transmission

16 Sep 2020 by

A risk-stratified testing strategy employed at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) helped minimize disruption to surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced virus transmission to healthcare workers (HCWs), a recent study showed.

Risk-stratified testing at SGH reduced COVID-19 transmission

16 Sep 2020

Mepolizumab: Targeting eosinophils in severe asthma with precision medicine

16 Sep 2020 by

Mepolizumab, a first-in-class anti-IL-5* antibody, effectively prevents asthma exacerbations in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA), according to a presentation at the ERS 2020 Congress.

Mepolizumab: Targeting eosinophils in severe asthma with precision medicine

16 Sep 2020

Sintilimab-chemo improves PFS in advanced NSCLC

15 Sep 2020 by

Combining the anti-PD-1 antibody sintilimab with a pemetrexed-platinum chemotherapy regimen improved survival outcomes in patients with locally advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), interim analysis of the phase III ORIENT-11* trial from China showed.

Sintilimab-chemo improves PFS in advanced NSCLC

15 Sep 2020

BRACE CORONA advocates continuing ACEis/ARBs in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

14 Sep 2020 by

Patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for hypertension should continue these medications, according to primary results of the BRACE CORONA trial presented at ESC 2020.

BRACE CORONA advocates continuing ACEis/ARBs in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

14 Sep 2020

Lower BMI, hand grip strength seen in advanced COPD patients

13 Sep 2020

A recent study has shown notable characteristics of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in advanced stages, which include decreased body mass index (BMI), fat-free body mass, hand grip strength, and respiratory and skeletal muscle functions.

Lower BMI, hand grip strength seen in advanced COPD patients

13 Sep 2020

Novel diagnostic tool PLUS accurate for detecting acute pneumonia in elderly adults

12 Sep 2020

A novel diagnostic tool, called the Pneumonia Lung Ultrasound Score (PLUS), is an easy, biomarker-derived, and accurate method for detecting acute pneumonia in the very old, a recent study has found.

Novel diagnostic tool PLUS accurate for detecting acute pneumonia in elderly adults

12 Sep 2020

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Wearable system monitors respiratory pattern, thoracic motion on tablet PC

Wearable system monitors respiratory pattern, thoracic motion on tablet PC

Add-on mepolizumab reduces nasal polyp size, obstruction in adults with CRSwNP

Add-on mepolizumab reduces nasal polyp size, obstruction in adults with CRSwNP

Social smoking still linked with significant lung mortality risk

Social smoking still linked with significant lung mortality risk

Can riociguat REPLACE PDE-5is for PAH?

Can riociguat REPLACE PDE-5is for PAH?

Risk-stratified testing at SGH reduced COVID-19 transmission

Risk-stratified testing at SGH reduced COVID-19 transmission

Mepolizumab: Targeting eosinophils in severe asthma with precision medicine

Mepolizumab: Targeting eosinophils in severe asthma with precision medicine

Sintilimab-chemo improves PFS in advanced NSCLC

Sintilimab-chemo improves PFS in advanced NSCLC

BRACE CORONA advocates continuing ACEis/ARBs in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

BRACE CORONA advocates continuing ACEis/ARBs in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

Lower BMI, hand grip strength seen in advanced COPD patients

Lower BMI, hand grip strength seen in advanced COPD patients

Novel diagnostic tool PLUS accurate for detecting acute pneumonia in elderly adults

Novel diagnostic tool PLUS accurate for detecting acute pneumonia in elderly adults