Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use in patients with chronic obstructive airway diseases is associated with an increased exacerbation risk.

A combination of major and minor risk factors encompasses the most credible factors associated with development of childhood food allergy.

Pirfenidone is associated with fewer arrhythmic events and reduced diastolic dysfunction in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Most nonretired RNs said adequate staffing (65%), flexible scheduling (59%), and better wages and benefits (59%) would increase their likelihood of returning.

An outspoken critic of the nation’s top public health agency has been tapped to lead it for the foreseeable future.

In a major shift, the US Food and Drug Administration is relaxing a long-standing drug approval requirement for common diseases.

Elastic parametric response mapping (ePRM), a CT-based severity scoring system for regional lung volumes, can monitor COPD progression.

A new risk stratification model for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis could shift treatment from passive monitoring to active, goal-oriented care.

Recommendations are presented for the primary care management of asthma in veterans and military members in a synopsis of a clinical practice guideline.

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygenation may be superior to conventional oxygen therapy for high-risk patients undergoing bronchoscopy.

Insufficient evidence exists to show efficacy of novel hypersensitivity pneumonitis therapies, indicating the need for clinical protocols.

In a sudden reversal, the US Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review Moderna’s experimental mRNA influenza vaccine.