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.

Need for more data

The need for more and better quality data on medication safety in human pregnancy has been in the public and regulatory spotlight for decades. The issue is becoming even more urgent with the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

HHS loosens contraception rules for employers who object

Federal health officials are once again tweaking the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate, making it easier for employers to opt out of paying for birth control, while still providing a way...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Births to unmarried women down since 2008

The nonmarital birth rate for women aged 15-44 years has declined 14% since peaking in 2007 and 2008, the National Center for Health Statistics reported. The rate was 44.8 births per 1,000 unmarried...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Guideline for overactive bladder adds new treatments

Updated recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of non-neurogenic overactive bladder incorporate two new treatments approved since 2012 – oral mirabegron and intradetrusor injection of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Bisphosphonates don’t cut risk of breast cancer

Three to four years of therapy with the bisphosphonates alendronate and zoledronic acid, taken at doses used to treat osteoporosis, did not decrease the risk of incident breast cancer in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

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