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“Experts debate: Should doctors recommend e-cigarettes to help smokers quit? Revelation in harm reduction or a way to keep people addicted and gateway to youth smoking?” (via @rich_hurley see Tweet)

Cohort Study: Proton‐Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults

24 Apr, 2018 | 19:29h | UTC

Proton‐Pump Inhibitors and Long‐Term Risk of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia in Older Adults – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (free)

Commentary: Commonly prescribed heartburn drug linked to Pneumonia in Older Adults – University of Exeter (free)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

Review: Management of Dyspnea in the Terminally Ill

24 Apr, 2018 | 18:03h | UTC

Management of Dyspnea in the Terminally Ill – CHEST (free PDF)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

Randomized Controlled Trial: Home vs Hospital Treatment of COPD Exacerbation

24 Apr, 2018 | 18:01h | UTC

Home treatment of COPD exacerbation selected by DECAF score: a non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation -Thorax (free)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

Report: Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma

23 Apr, 2018 | 21:15h | UTC

Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

BTS Quality Standards for Acute Non-invasive Ventilation in Adults

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:32h | UTC

British Thoracic Society Quality Standards for acute non-invasive ventilation in adults – BMJ Open Respiratory Research (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Research: ECMO versus Prone Position in ARDS

20 Apr, 2018 | 00:51h | UTC

Unproven and Expensive before Proven and Cheap: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation versus Prone Position in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Few patients with ARDS in ECMO trials undergo prone positioning, though it saves lives – Univadis (free registration required)

Perspective: Smoking Even One Cigarette a Day Raises Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

18 Apr, 2018 | 01:11h | UTC

Smoking even one cigarette a day raises risk for coronary heart disease – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free) (via @DrFrieden see Tweet)

See original article: Meta-Analysis: Just One Cigarette a Day Seriously Elevates Cardiovascular Risk (free article and commentaries)

Meta-Analysis: Lung Ultrasound vs Chest Radiograph in Critically Ill Patients With Respiratory Symptoms

17 Apr, 2018 | 20:04h | UTC

Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Radiograph, and When Concomitantly Studied Lung Ultrasound, in Critically Ill Patients With Respiratory Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Lung ultrasound accuracy beats X-ray in critically ill patients with respiratory symptoms – Univadis (free registration required)

Report: State of Global Air 2018

18 Apr, 2018 | 00:59h | UTC

State of Global Air 2018 (free report and interactive website)

Commentaries: Over 7 Billion People Face Unsafe Air: State of Global Air 2018 – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND More than 95% of world’s population breathe dangerous air, major study finds – The Guardian (free) AND More than 95% of world’s population breathing unhealthy air, says new report – CNN (free)

Randomized Controlled Trial: Combination Therapy with Immunotherapy Increases Overall Survival in Patients with Lung Cancer

16 Apr, 2018 | 16:34h | UTC

Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: AACR 2018: Combination therapy doubles survival in metastatic lung cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Case-crossover study: spikes in air pollution linked to increased risk of lower respiratory infections

14 Apr, 2018 | 18:22h | UTC

Short-term Elevation of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Acute Lower Respiratory Infection – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Brief SExposure to Tiny Air Pollution Particles Triggers Childhood Lung Infections – Intermountain Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Spikes in air pollution can heighten risk of chest infections, research suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Air Pollution May Pose Serious Risks to Young Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Short-Term Pollution Spikes Trigger Lung Infections in Young Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required)

AHA scientific statement: evaluation and management of right-sided heart failure

13 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTC

Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentary: Taking the Good With the Bad – Assigning Value and Blame to the Right Heart in Cardiovascular Disease (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure (free PDF)

Research: the health, poverty, and financial consequences of a cigarette price increase

13 Apr, 2018 | 01:37h | UTC

The health, poverty, and financial consequences of a cigarette price increase among 500 million male smokers in 13 middle income countries: compartmental model study – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: The benefits of taxing cigarettes in middle income countries (free)

See also: To Improve Global Health, Tax the Things that are Killing Us (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND The Lancet Taskforce on NCDs and economics (free registration required for all articles and commentaries)

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