This just in! #FTC non-compete ban still leaves physicians uncertain about their futures. #noncompete Read More: bit.ly/3X9qraq

Pre- and #postnatal environmental #tobacco #smoke (ETS) increases the risk for new-onset #asthma, recurrent #wheezing, and low #lung #function, according to a study in Allergy. Read More: brnw.ch/21wLYXW

#Lung transplant graft survival rates were higher in recipients of donor lungs recovered from hospital-based vs independent #DCUs, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. #lungtransplant  Read More: brnw.ch/21wM0pY

A genetic risk for #dysanapsis is associated with obstructive #lung function from early life through adulthood, according to study findings published in the American Thoracic Society (ATS). Read More: brnw.ch/21wM2bs

#Wildfires in the western parts of the #US and #Canada prompt air quality alerts and evacuation orders. #airquality Read More: brnw.ch/21wM38y

Considerable disparities in the rate of unintentional firearms mortality across the 50 #US states and #DC, with the highest rates clustered in the #Southeast. Read More: brnw.ch/21wM422

Fewer #ED visits, better outcomes, linked to Best Care COPD, a primary care-based multidisciplinary IDM program embedded into primary care across #Ontario. #bestcarecopd #COPD Read More: brnw.ch/21wM5Bl

In #Korea, #suicide risk in #IPF was especially heightened in patients who were hospitalized and those with #depression, #cancer, and low income. Read More: brnw.ch/21wM7r4

#RSV-related annual costs were more than 10 times greater in high-risk infants. Read More: brnw.ch/21wM9nh

94% of patients with #CRSwNP and #comorbid #asthma responded to #dupilumab, with better outcomes seen for olfactory function, nasal airway resistance, and asthma. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Read More: brnw.ch/21wMblq

Patient Fact Sheet - Sleep Apnea. Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians with reliable information to share with patients and their caregivers. #sleepapnea Read More: brnw.ch/21wMdoB

Antenatal #ETS exposure and biomass fuel exposure increases the risk for recurrent #wheeze in infants and young children, according to study findings published in ThoraxBMJ. Read More: brnw.ch/21wMezk

The risk for lung transplantation or death was significantly higher (HR, 1.49; 95% CI 1.19-1.86) in patients with #CF with increased variability in ppFEV1. Read More: brnw.ch/21wMfES

Risk for BPD or mortality at 36 weeks’ PMA was 29.3% in very preterm infants with early exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics vs 15.7% in those without that exposure. JAMA Network Open Read More: brnw.ch/21wMhwt

Long-term air #pollution exposure may be linked to a loss of independence in some individuals over 50 years old. Read More: brnw.ch/21wMjiC

Childhood exposure to residential air #pollution — specifically, to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter less than 10 µm (PM10) — may be associated with #bronchitic symptoms in adulthood. American Thoracic Society (ATS) Read More: brnw.ch/21wMlN7

Oral #treprostinil should be individualized and titrated to a maximum total daily dose of of 120 mg to optimize its effect in patients with #pulmonary #arterial #hypertension. #pah Read More: brnw.ch/21wMo61

#Dupilumab was associated with clinical disease remission in about one-third of patients with severe asthma at 12 to 24 months, according to study findings published in Respiratory Medicine. Read More: brnw.ch/21wMqwn

#Pulmonary rehab was associated with a decrease in modifiable #CV risk factors in patients with #COPD. Read More: brnw.ch/21wMrPv

Triple therapy in #COPD significantly improves lung function vs LAMA monotherapy, LABA/LAMA, and ICS/LABA, although evidence showing this is often low quality. #lungfunction Read More: brnw.ch/21wMsUO