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ATS: Online Pulmonary Rehab Non-Inferior for COPD
Online supported PR was non-inferior to face-to-face model for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ATS: Benralizumab Reduces Glucocorticoid Doses in Asthma
Significant 75 percent reduction in median final oral glucocorticoid doses from baseline
ATS: Sleep Apnea, Insomnia in Blacks Often Go Undiagnosed
High prevalence of undiagnosed sleep disorders seen in study population
ATS: Lower ARDS Mortality at High-Volume Intensive Care Units
Lower ICU mortality, hospital length of stay for acute respiratory distress syndrome at high-volume ICUs
ATS: Angiotensin II Improves BP in Vasodilatory Shock
Angiotensin II effective for vasodilatory shock in patients not responding to conventional vasopressors
Overweight Boys at Greater Risk of Colon Cancer in Adulthood
But study also found that losing weight lowered those odds
Lower-, Higher-Dose Elagolix Beneficial for Endometriosis
Higher percentage of women have clinical response for dysmenorrhea, non-menstrual pelvic pain
Substantial Variation in Opioid Rx for Minor Injuries Across U.S.
Laws limiting new opioid prescriptions to no more than a five-day supply could be beneficial
ATS: First Abx Rx Doesn’t Work for ~25% of Pneumonia Cases
One in four adult patients do not respond to initial prescription of antibiotic treatment
ASCO: Vaccination Tied to Substantial Reduction in Oral HPV
Vaccination may help prevent oral HPV infections linked to oral cancers, researcher says
