New Respiratory Disease Articles from our Partners at Consultant 360

Vitamin E Acetate May Be Behind Vaping Injury Outbreak

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a new report detailing data from Utah that points toward tetrahydrocannabinol-containing vaping cartridges containing vitamin E acetate as the potential cause of the vaping-related lung injury outbreak.

CDC Updates Guidance For Evaluation of Vaping-Related Lung Injury

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its interim guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of patients with suspected vaping-related lung injury.

Lung Function Decline Persists Decades After Smoking Cessation

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The results of a recent study challenge the assumption that lung function begins to normalize soon after smoking cessation.

Sudden Changes in Inhaled Corticosteroid Formulary Greatly Impact Children

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The type of ICS a child with asthma receives is often dictated by the formulary that insurance covers. Authors of a study presented at CHEST 2019 determined the impact of a sudden change in insurance formulary coverage on lung function in pediatric asthma.

New Inhaler Medication May Reduce COPD Exacerbation Rates With No Effect on CV Risk

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Researchers performed a subgroup analysis of the ASCENT-COPD trial to study the effects of aclidinium bromide on cardiovascular safety and COPD exacerbation rates.