Impacts on lung surgery of the removal of race-correction in lung pulmonary function tests
Race-correction for spirometry, a type of pulmonary function test, is commonly done in medical institutions across the United States.
Aug 22, 2023
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Race-correction for spirometry, a type of pulmonary function test, is commonly done in medical institutions across the United States.
Aug 22, 2023
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On World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2023, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which The American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is encouraging policy makers to take steps to prevent young people ...
May 31, 2023
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A history of kidney problems may put people at a higher risk for impaired blood vessel function, which could lead to high blood pressure, preterm labor and other adverse outcomes, according to the results of a study in rats. ...
Jun 27, 2022
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A new study in mice teases out the nuances of sex differences and lifestyle influences on colon cancer risk. The research will be presented virtually at the American Physiological Society's (APS) New Trends in Sex and Gender ...
Oct 19, 2021
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The prognosis for a cancer patient who undergoes surgery is better if the surgeon removes all of the tumor, but it can be hard to tell where a tumor ends and healthy tissue begins. Now, scientists report in ACS Sensors that ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Immunotherapies for cancer—treatments that prime the immune system to attack tumors—are valuable weapons in the anti-cancer arsenal. But some cancers are more difficult to target with this strategy than others. Today, ...
Aug 17, 2020
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For years, scientists have been trying to solve a medical mystery: Why do people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing some forms of cancer? Today, researchers report a possible explanation for ...
Aug 25, 2019
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A new study demonstrates that awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (AVATS)—a minimally invasive procedure that is done under local anesthesia and sedation—is a safe and effective alternative for patients with poor ...
May 23, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Primary care clinicians and pulmonologists endorse lung cancer screening (LCS), but there are limitations in their knowledge of screening components, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Annals ...
Oct 12, 2017
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Heat therapy may be a promising treatment in the fight against cancer, autoimmune problems and efforts to avoid organ rejection in transplant patients, according to researchers at the University of Kentucky. The research ...
Aug 30, 2017
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