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.

CDC: LARC should be preferred contraceptive method for sexually active teens

Posted on: 07/04/2015 - 20:18

Despite birth rates among American teenagers continuing to decrease in recent years, not enough sexually active teens know of and use LARC, which the ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Type, location of BRCA mutations influence risk

Posted on: 07/04/2015 - 16:00

Among women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, the type and exact location of the mutation influences the risk it confers for breast and ovarian canc... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

High rates of oophorectomy documented in premenopausal women

Posted on: 07/04/2015 - 13:15

ORLANDO – At the time of benign hysterectomy, 44% of premenopausal women underwent bilateral oophorectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy although approxim... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

ACOG taking steps to increase vaginal hysterectomy rates

Posted on: 06/04/2015 - 22:36

ORLANDO – The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is taking steps intended to reverse the declining rates of vaginal hysterectomy, t... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

False-positive mammograms cost $2.8 billion a year

Posted on: 06/04/2015 - 21:00

False-positive mammograms in women aged 40-59 years cost an estimated $2.8 billion per year in the United States in 2012-2013, according to a report p... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VBAC model as accurate for two prior cesareans as for one

Posted on: 06/04/2015 - 19:41

Models predicting the likelihood of a successful VBAC are as accurate for women who have undergone two previous cesarean deliveries as they are for wo... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Gout increases risk of vascular disease, especially for women

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 15:03

Gout’s association with a host of vascular events was confirmed in a new study that explored the links between the inflammatory condition and corona... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Study found two-way link between IBD and cervical cancer

Posted on: 01/04/2015 - 08:01

Women with Crohn’s disease had about a 53% greater risk of developing cervical cancer compared with controls, and women with inflammatory bowel dise... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Gynecologic cancers predict coexisting pelvic floor disorders

Posted on: 30/03/2015 - 21:54

ORLANDO – Women diagnosed with a gynecologic malignancy have a strong likelihood of presenting with a coexisting pelvic floor disorder, according to... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Physician-patient communication, terminology play important role in CPM decisions

Posted on: 30/03/2015 - 21:04

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – The perception that one’s physician had recommended contralateral prophylactic mastectomy was a particularly important factor i... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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