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.

VIDEO: How to handle pregnancy in lupus

Posted on: 24/09/2015 - 17:41

LAS VEGAS – Pregnancy outcomes can be excellent in women with lupus, but they need help to make sure everything goes okay. Rheumatologist Dr. Jennifer Grossman, director of lupus clinical...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Annual chlamydia screening fails to show significant benefit

Posted on: 23/09/2015 - 19:18

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – A 3-year randomized, controlled trial of annual chlamydia screening in 16- to 29-year-olds has shown that despite a significant increase in testing rates and diagnoses,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Mandatory prescriber training now available for flibanserin

Posted on: 21/09/2015 - 23:42

Physicians can now complete the training and paperwork required to prescribe flibanserin (Addyi, Sprout...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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DCIS recurrences have declined significantly

Posted on: 21/09/2015 - 22:00

Recurrence rates of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS ) have declined significantly over 3 decades, with the improvements likely because of better screening and pathologic assessment, investigators...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Pregnancy complications predict mother’s premature CVD death

Posted on: 21/09/2015 - 21:00

Certain combinations of complications during pregnancy raise the mother’s risk of premature cardiovascular disease–related death decades later by as much as sevenfold, according to a report published...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Appeals courts split on ACA contraception mandate

Posted on: 19/09/2015 - 16:35

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate, making it likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will revisit the requirement to resolve a split...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

LCIS: 2% annual cancer risk, less than 1% with chemoprevention

Posted on: 16/09/2015 - 16:14

Women with lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) showed a 2% annual risk of developing breast cancer, and women who chose chemoprevention reduced their annual cancer rate to less than 1%, in a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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More genomic instability found in breast tumors of black women

Posted on: 15/09/2015 - 17:30

Several differences between black and white women in the genotypic traits of their breast tumors have been identified and may explain, at least in part, the greater aggressiveness of breast cancer in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

DCIS: Recurrence risk rises after forgoing radiotherapy

Posted on: 15/09/2015 - 16:47

The risk of recurrence continues to rise for at least 12 years among patients with low-risk DCIS who forgo radiotherapy after undergoing lumpectomy, investigators reported online Sept. 14 in Journal...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Genetic biomarkers may be best bet for augmenting mammography screening

Posted on: 09/09/2015 - 13:22

SEATTLE – Biomarkers may soon join other modalities for the early detection of breast cancer and identification of women at high risk for the disease, Susan L. Neuhausen, Ph.D., told attendees of the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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