Pulmonology

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.

Supreme Court strikes down abortion clinic buffer zones

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 23:15

WASHINGTON – A Massachusetts law that established a 35-foot protest-free buffer zone around abortion clinics is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled June 26. The buffer zone represents a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Women benefit from CRT at shorter QRS durations

Posted on: 24/06/2014 - 20:25

Women with mild heart failure and left bundle branch block benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy at a shorter QRS duration – less than 150 milliseconds – than do men, according to a report...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

USPSTF: Women smokers might benefit from AAA screening

Posted on: 23/06/2014 - 22:00

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says that women between ages 65 and 75 years who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lives could benefit from one-time ultrasonography screening for...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

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