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: Don’t forget folate for women on antiepilepsy drugs

Posted on: 21/04/2015 - 21:40

WASHINGTON – Only 20% of women of childbearing age taking antiepileptic drugs also received a folate prescription, a small study revealed – but a ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

PD-L1 blockade breaks through triple-negative breast cancer

Posted on: 21/04/2015 - 20:32

Metastatic triple-negative breast cancer appears to be the latest hard-to-treat cancer to yield to the juggernaut that is now anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

‘Task Force: Start biennial mammograms at age 50

Posted on: 20/04/2015 - 22:00

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is continuing to recommend routine mammograms every 2 years for women starting at age 50, according to newly r... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Lower DMPA dose provides comparable efficacy, tolerability in adolescents

Posted on: 18/04/2015 - 17:47

ORLANDO – Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) given at a dose of 75 mg provided effective contraception with rates of weight gain and unschedul... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Medicare proposes adding HPV screening benefit

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 19:20

Medicare is proposing to begin covering human papillomavirus testing once every 5 years in conjunction with the Pap smear test for its asymptomatic fe... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

HPV-targeted TILs trigger CR in some advanced cervical cancer patients

Posted on: 14/04/2015 - 18:00

Treatment of nine women with metastatic cervical cancer with single infusions of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes grown out from tumor specimens collect... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Neonatal abstinence syndrome risk varies with modifiable factors

Posted on: 13/04/2015 - 05:01

Infants born to women taking prescription opioids were more likely to have neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) if their mothers smoked tobacco or took ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Worse melanoma outcomes found in pregnant women

Posted on: 08/04/2015 - 14:05

SAN FRANCISCO – Pregnancy increases the risk of poor outcomes in melanoma, according to a review of melanoma cases at the Cleveland Clinic. The ef... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Vesicovaginal fistulas after hysterectomy linked to urinary tract injury

Posted on: 07/04/2015 - 21:46

ORLANDO – Injuring the bladder during a hysterectomy is associated with a greater likelihood of developing a postoperative vesicovaginal fistula, ac... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Penalties for high infection rates expected to be unfair

Posted on: 07/04/2015 - 21:36

ORLANDO – Financial penalties designed to induce hospitals with high surgical site infection rates to improve this aspect of quality of care are lik... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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