Pulmonology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Pulmonology is the medical specialty dealing with disease involving the respiratory tract.[1] The term is derived from the Latinword pulmō, pulmonis ("lung") and the Greek -λογία, -logia. Pulmonology is synonymous with pneumology, from the Greekπνεύμων ("lung") and -λογία, -logia, respirology and respiratory medicine.

Aromatase inhibitors, bisphosphonates cut postmenopausal breast cancer recurrence

Posted on: 24/07/2015 - 19:43

Aromatase inhibitors and bisphosphonates can improve survival in postmenopausal early-stage breast cancer, and combining the two drug classes can help negate their individual adverse effects,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Estrogen therapy linked to brain atrophy in women with diabetes

Posted on: 22/07/2015 - 18:53

WASHINGTON – Women with type 2 diabetes who take estrogen therapy showed lower total gray matter volume, with atrophy particularly evident in the hippocampus. A new analysis of the Women’s Health...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Bills emerge to increase birth control access

Posted on: 16/07/2015 - 21:12

There’s been a flurry of legislative activity on Capitol Hill and at state houses around the country aimed at improving access to contraception. But there are still deep divides on the best way to...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Medicare adds HPV test for cervical cancer screening

Posted on: 10/07/2015 - 20:41

Medicare officials have added the human papillomavirus test to its list of covered services for cervical cancer screening. In a national coverage <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

HHS finalizes religious exemptions in ACA contraception mandate

Posted on: 10/07/2015 - 20:06

The Obama administration is aiming to give employers with a religious objection an easier way to opt out of providing birth control under the Affordable Care Act, while also preserving no-cost access...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

RAI given to thyroid CA patients does not increase their breast malignancy occurrence, recurrence

Posted on: 09/07/2015 - 20:42

Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy in thyroid cancer patients does not cause such patients to get breast cancer, suggests a retrospective study of female patients from Seoul National University...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Analysis shows link between certain SSRIs and birth defect risk

Posted on: 08/07/2015 - 23:30

The periconceptional use of some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appears to have no impact on the development of birth defects, but some birth defects occur more frequently among...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Contraceptive costs drop 20% under ACA

Posted on: 07/07/2015 - 21:00

Women have seen a 20% decrease in their out-of-pocket expenses for oral contraceptives and intrauterine devices since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to cover contraceptives...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Women with ACS showed improved outcomes, but remain underrepresented in trials

Posted on: 07/07/2015 - 21:00

Though acute coronary syndromes are the leading cause of death in U.S. women, an analysis of clinical trials showed that enrollment among women remained disproportionately low from 1994 to 2010,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Gaining immediate postpartum IUD coverage one state at a time

Posted on: 07/07/2015 - 14:03

As more physicians and women consider immediate postpartum insertion of an intrauterine device as a way to prevent rapid repeat pregnancy, the next step is getting the procedure covered by Medicaid....

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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