January 29, 2025

Medication Burden and Injurious Falls Among Patients With COPD

Agents such as benzodiazepines, sedative-hypnotics, antihypertensives, and other psychoactive drugs—often used to treat comorbidities in patients with COPD—may be contributing to an increased risk of falls among this population near the end of life.

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January 28, 2025

Medicare Study Compares LVRS, EBV Outcomes

"Medicare beneficiaries who undergo EBV present with fewer comorbidities, but after risk adjustment they have higher mortality and procedure-related morbidity than those undergoing LVRS," finds study of 3,219 patients comparing contemporary surgical outcomes.

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January 27, 2025

LE8 Score Shows Dose-Dependent COPD Risk, Study Finds

New research demonstrates cardiovascular health metrics inversely correlate with COPD risk, with high LE8 scores associated with 82% lower disease prevalence in adults older than age 40.

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January 24, 2025

VA Study Maps GLP-1 Effects Across Systems

Large-scale study of 1.9M veterans identifies previously unreported benefits and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonists across 175 health outcomes, including reduced substance use disorders and increased pancreatitis risk.

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January 15, 2025

Bertagnolli to Exit NIH Director Role

NIH director, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, is stepping down after launching major initiatives in women's health and long COVID research, indicating optimism for their continuation under new leadership.

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January 15, 2025

FDA Proposes Nicotine Limits for Tobacco

The US Food and Drug Administration has introduced a proposal to cap nicotine levels in cigarettes, with the goal of curbing addiction, reducing smoking rates, and averting millions of tobacco-related deaths by 2100.

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January 13, 2025

7-Day Antibiotic Course Matches 14 Days for Bloodstream Infections

7-day antibiotics noninferior to 14 days for bloodstream infections, reducing exposure and antibiotic-related risks.

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January 09, 2025

Impaired Lung Function Linked to Gout

Patients with impaired lung function face up to double the gout prevalence—explore the inflammatory pathways driving this connection.

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January 07, 2025

COPD: Comparing Triple Inhaler Therapies

Study compares chronic obstructive pulmonary disease inhaler therapies, highlighting effectiveness, safety, and environmental impact to guide clinical practice.

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