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January 31, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 31, 2025

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EMA Recommends Approval of Capvaxive Pneumococcal Vaccine EMA Recommends Approval of Capvaxive Pneumococcal Vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorization for the pneumococcal vaccine Capvaxive (pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine [21-valent]) intended to prevent invasive disease and pneumonia […]

January 30, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 30, 2025

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Merck to Stop Lung Condition Drug Study Early Due to Strong Efficacy Data Merck to Stop Lung Condition Drug Study Early Due to Strong Efficacy Data

(Reuters) – Merck plans to stop a late-stage study testing its drug to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) ahead of time based on strong efficacy shown […]

January 30, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 30, 2025

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What Drives Anticoagulant Choice in Pulmonary Embolism? What Drives Anticoagulant Choice in Pulmonary Embolism?

TOPLINE: Emergency and hospital medicine physicians often chose anticoagulants for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) based on institutional culture and past practices rather than clinical guidelines. Common […]

January 28, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 28, 2025

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Environment Drives Respiratory Health Disparities Environment Drives Respiratory Health Disparities

In 2016, Brady Scott was in his parents’ home in Garrett, Kentucky, scrolling his Facebook feed when a post from a local newspaper caught his attention. […]

January 28, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 28, 2025

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Nicotinamide Riboside Relieves Airway Inflammation in COPD Nicotinamide Riboside Relieves Airway Inflammation in COPD

TOPLINE: Nicotinamide riboside (NR) supplementation may reduce airway inflammation and, thereby, lower the risk for exacerbation in patients with noneosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who […]

January 23, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 23, 2025

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Muscle-to-Fat Ratio Key to Lung Function Muscle-to-Fat Ratio Key to Lung Function

TOPLINE: An increased muscle-to-fat (MF) ratio is associated with improved lung function in men and nonsmoking women of middle age. Increases in the MF ratio are […]

January 22, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 22, 2025

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Novel Drug Simplifies Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Regimen Novel Drug Simplifies Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Regimen

TOPLINE: Vanzacaftor-tezacaftor-deutivacaftor, a novel therapeutic, once-daily drug, demonstrates noninferiority to elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor (the twice-daily, standard-of-care drug) in lung function improvement with an acceptable safety profile in patients […]

January 21, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 21, 2025

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Nasal Swabs Identify Kids’ Asthma Subtypes Nasal Swabs Identify Kids’ Asthma Subtypes

A simple, noninvasive nasal swab identified a predominance of T2-low asthma subtypes in racial and ethnic minority pediatric patients, based on data from three independent studies […]

January 15, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 15, 2025

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PM1 Pollution Drives Respiratory Hospitalizations PM1 Pollution Drives Respiratory Hospitalizations

Air quality has a huge impact on health, with exposure to particles with an aerodynamic diameter of < 1 µm (PM1) significantly increasing the number of […]