Clinicians Are Interested in Climate Change Education
Two-thirds to three-quarters of respondents believe it is relevant in their lives or clinical practice
Lung Nodules Present in 42.0 Percent of Nonsmokers
Clinically relevant lung nodules present in 11.1 percent of participants, with prevalence increasing with age
High-Intensity Interval Training Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness After Stroke
Greater cardiorespiratory fitness gains seen with high-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training
Rheumatoid Arthritis Tied to Higher Risk for Lung Cancer
Rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease shows particularly high risk
CDC Presents Provisional Mortality Data for 2023 in the United States
Number of deaths from COVID-19 was 68.9 percent lower than in 2022
ChatGPT Only Gets Diagnoses Correct Half of the Time
However, analysis shows some medical education benefits, such as simplifying medical concepts and offering guidance on differential diagnoses
Complex Interaction Seen Between Social Determinants of Health, Mortality
A scoring system can help identify individuals at high risk for mortality based on their combination of social determinants of health
Discordant Pneumonia Diagnosis From Presentation to Discharge Common
More than half of patients hospitalized and treated for pneumonia had discordant diagnoses from initial presentation to discharge
State-Level COVID-19 Restrictions Helped Save Lives
However, not all measures were equally effective, according to recent study
Smoking + Early Menopause Increases Risk for Lung Disease, Poor Outcomes
Authors call for smoking cessation and lung cancer screening in smokers with early menopause
