Exploring Trends in Botanical Dietary Supplement Use Among Adults With COPD
Botanical dietary supplement use appears to be associated with a lower likelihood of all-cause...
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BMI Affects Outcomes in Women With Asthma
BMI extremes increased the risk for adverse perinatal outcomes among women with asthma, highlighting the importance of BMI during pre-conception and pregnancy-related management of these patients, according to a study published...
Biologic Therapies Available for Pediatric Asthma, Skin Allergies
According to a clinical report published in Pediatrics, there are currently multiple biologics available to treat moderate-to-severe persistent asthma in children and adults. The anti-immunoglobulin (IgE) agent omalizumab is...
Our Patients Are Using More Supplements: Here’s How We Can Guide Them
A survey by The Harris Poll shows that since the pandemic, nearly three in 10 Americans have initiated or increased their use of supplements, bringing the percentage of daily supplement users to more than 75% of adults. The poll...
What Financial Relief Options Are Available to Struggling Practices?
Physicians have averaged a 32% drop in revenue since February 2020, and the average number of...
Understanding the Recent Supreme Court ACA Decision
We spoke with Dr. MedLaw to discuss the recent 7:2 decision that the Supreme Court issued in its third holding on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What was the history of this case? In 2017, the individual mandate penalty was re-...
PW PODCAST: The Evolution of CME
During a recent PW Podcast, Rachel Giles, MD, from Medicom Medical Publishers, spoke with Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)...
Overweight Children With Asthma Have Poorer Treatment Response
There is a markedly increased risk for poor response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) among children with asthma and a high BMI, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2021....
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Aids Ventilatory Efficiency & Exercise Capacity in Mild COPD
“ Patients with mild COPD frequently present with chronic dyspnea and poor exercise capacity, often to a greater extent than would be expected based on their resting lung function values,” explains Michael K. Stickland, PhD....
Assessing the Link Between Ambient Air Pollution & COPD Incidence
Air pollution is becoming an important environmental threat to human health. Owing to many regulatory efforts to control air pollution, ambient air quality has been markedly improved during the last few decades, especially in in...
Our Patients Are Using More Supplements: Here’s How We Can Guide Them
A survey by The Harris Poll shows that since the pandemic, nearly three in 10 Americans have initiated or increased their use of supplements, bringing the percentage of daily supplement users to more than 75% of adults. The poll...
The Talk: It’s Time to Move from Curative to Palliative Care
During the 2019 Liver Meeting, the Blue Faery Liver Cancer Assoc team had the opportunity to discuss hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) care approaches with many physicians, nurses, researchers, and patient advocates. Several...
