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CT Scan Screen for Lung Cancer Can ID Smoking-Related Diseases
drugs
August 28, 2019
Lung cancer screening (LCS) computed tomography (CT) scans can be used to identify smoking-related conditions that frequently are associated with adverse events
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Vaping May Trigger Lung Damage Like That Seen in Emphysema
drugs
August 27, 2019
The health profile of vaping just took another knock: New research suggests that e-cigarettes can cause the same lung changes that lead to emphysema in smokers.
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Imfinzi combination fails advanced lung cancer study
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
August 23, 2019
A late-stage clinical trial for Imfinzi and an experimental treatment has not extended the lives of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
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TB Cases Drop Among the Young, But Racial Disparities Persist
drugs
August 23, 2019
There's good and bad news in a new report on tuberculosis rates among American children and teens: Overall, the number of cases have fallen by nearly half, but they still remain much higher among minorities than whites.
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Cases of Lung Injury Tied to Vaping Keep Rising
drugs
August 23, 2019
Chance Ammirata was a vaper for almost two years. But three weeks ago, the 18-year-old began to have trouble breathing.
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Large Opioid Rx After Heart, Lung Surgery Often Leads to Misuse: Study
drugs
August 23, 2019
The more opioid painkillers that heart and lung surgery patients are prescribed, the more likely they are to become dependent on them, a new study finds.
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Vaping Constricts Blood Vessels, Raising Heart, Lung Concerns
drugs
August 21, 2019
Add another health risk to the use of e-cigarettes: New research shows that vaping instantly stiffens and tightens your blood vessels.
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FDA approves new drug for treatment-resistant forms of tuberculosis that affects the lungs
worldpharmanews
August 16, 2019
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Pretomanid Tablets in combination with bedaquiline and linezolid for the treatment of a specific type of highly treatment-resistant tuberculosis (TB) of the lungs.
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AI Tool Discerns Lung Cancer Outcomes From Imaging Reports
drugs
August 13, 2019
Deep natural language processing may be able to estimate the presence of active cancer, cancer worsening or progression, and cancer improvement or response from radiologic reports...
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Boehringer Ingelheim, MD Anderson Form Virtual Cancer R&D Center
contractpharma
August 13, 2019
New potential gastrointestinal and lung cancer therapies from Boehringer’s pipeline will be combined with MD’s drug development capabilities.