Liam Townsend, Research Fellow in the Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, discusses a recent study in which researchers examined the...
Recent updates to the major asthma guidelines have left physicians with questions on how to put these new recommendations into practice. In her session at CHEST2020, Meghan Althoff, MD, PhD, discussed the...
A research team recently investigated whether high-dose corticosteroid therapy impacts bone turnover markers to a greater extent than low-dose corticosteroid therapy. Lead researcher Pradeesh Sivapalan, MD,...
A research team recently assessed the independent contribution of the rate of decline in muscle strength and performance to fracture risk. Lead study author Jacqueline R. Center, MD, PhD, answered our...
The researchers of a recent study examined how 170 US hospitals utilized urinary antigen testing, as well as the impact this testing has on antibiotic de-escalation. Study author Jennifer Schimmel, MD,...
Transferring a patient with a rheumatic condition from pediatric care to adult care comes with challenges. In this Q&A, Nicole Bitencourt, MD, highlights strategies that you can use to ensure that the...
Researchers conducted a study that examined how vitamin D supplementation in infant nutrition influenced their gut microbiome and its relation to the presence of Clostridioides difficile. In this Q&A,...
In this Q&A, Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, answers our questions about the potential for mucin abnormalities to help identify patients who are at risk for progressing to severe COPD–a topic he presented during...
A new economic modeling study published in The Lancet HIV has shed light on interventions needed to reach national targets for the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative. Infectious Diseases Consultant...
A recent study led by Shabir A. Madhi, PhD, analyzed the Hemagglutinin stalk antibody responses following trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine immunization of pregnant women and the association with...
