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.

Zika study to focus on U.S. Olympic athletes

Posted on: 06/07/2016 - 19:01

Zika virus exposure will be monitored by researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health during the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Supreme Court will not hear pharmacy religious liberty case

Posted on: 01/07/2016 - 18:58

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to decide whether pharmacists with strongly held religious beliefs can be forced to dispense emergency birth contro... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Number of U.S. Zika cases in pregnant women up to 537

Posted on: 30/06/2016 - 21:16

The number of Zika cases in pregnant women in the United States numbered 537 by the week ending June 23, 2016, the CDC reported.... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Women with BRCA1 mutations at higher risk for endometrial cancers

Posted on: 30/06/2016 - 16:00

Women with BRCA1 mutations who undergo risk-reducing ovary and fallopian tube removal without concomitant hysterectomy appear to be at increased risk ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Rash, microcephaly not always present with congenital Zika syndrome

Posted on: 29/06/2016 - 23:30

The largest study so far of congenital Zika virus syndrome suggests that microcephaly and maternal rash are not sufficient to detect affected babies.... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Menopause and cardiovascular risk examined in type 1 diabetes

Posted on: 28/06/2016 - 20:18

Premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes have a higher cardiovascular risk, compared with their counterparts who do not have diabetes.... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Women’s Health Initiative may account for insomnia’s upward trend

Posted on: 28/06/2016 - 20:05

DENVER – Insomnia rates are climbing, especially in middle-aged women.... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

USPSTF leans away from pelvic screening

Posted on: 28/06/2016 - 19:23

Current evidence is insufficient to support screening pelvic exams for the early detection of certain gynecologic conditions in asymptomatic, nonpregn... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Oophorectomy cost-effective at 4% lifetime ovarian cancer risk

Posted on: 27/06/2016 - 23:30

Premenopausal risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy becomes cost-effective in women who have a 4% or greater lifetime risk of ovarian cancer, according ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Justices issue ruling on Texas abortion restrictions

Posted on: 27/06/2016 - 14:43

Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt centered on whether two Texas abortion regulations unconstitutionally restrict women’s access to the procedure... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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