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The Journey to Respiratory Health Equity

WEBIn this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, content experts describe existing respiratory health disparities across a spectrum of contexts, within and across diseases, …

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Indoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Health

WEBWorldwide, more than 4 million deaths annually are attributed to indoor air pollution. This largely preventable exposure represents a key target for reducing morbidity and …

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Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

WEBChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects about 300 million people worldwide, resulting in approximately 64 million disability-adjusted life years. Household air pollution …

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Respiratory Health Effects of Exposure to Cleaning Products

WEBThere is consistent and growing evidence of an epidemic of “asthma-like” symptoms among professional cleaners. Questions include how big is this problem worldwide, which …

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The Respiratory Risks of Ambient/Outdoor Air Pollution

WEBGlobally, exposure to ambient air pollutants is responsible for premature mortality and is implicated in the development and exacerbation of several acute and chronic lung …

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Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking

WEBCigarette smoking is associated with increased overall morbidity and mortality. Smoking is a cause of cancer of the lung, oral cavity, larynx, bladder, and renal pelvis and a …

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Climate Change, Air Quality, and Pulmonary Health Disparities

WEBClimate change will alter environmental risks that influence pulmonary health, including heat, air pollution, and pollen. These exposures disproportionately …

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Health Equity and Respiratory Diseases in Low- and Middle …

WEBOver 80% of the morbidity and mortality related to acute and chronic respiratory diseases occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a reflection of …

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Sleep Deficiency and Health

WEBSleep deficiency, including short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, mistimed sleep, and diminished daytime function, is a significant public health threat. Though there is …

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Immunomodulators and Biologics

WEBeosinophilic or noneosinophilic.3 In patients with an eosinophilic phenotype, remarkable levels of eosinophils are seen in sputum, airway, and pe-ripheral blood; in asthmatics …

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Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Lung Disease

WEBIt has been nearly a decade since the last issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine focused on Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease was published.1 In the ensuing years, …

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Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia: Approach to Management

WEBHealthcare-associated pneumonia patients have worse outcomes and a different microbiologic profile than those with community-acquired pneumonia, including a greater …

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Current Issue Table of Contents: Clinics in Chest Medicine

WEBSarcoidosis. Edited by Robert P. Baughman MD Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA, Elyse E. Lower MD …

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Bedside Ultrasound for the Interventional Pulmonologist

WEBModern day portable ultrasound machines are capable of performing all aspects of thoracic ultrasonography. With the expense of ultrasound machines rapidly …

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Health Equity and Respiratory Diseases in Low- and Middle …

WEBThe global burden of respiratory diseases in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is increasing due to shifting demographics and context-specific risk factors. Respiratory …

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Sleep Deficiency and Health

WEBSleep deficiency, including short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, mistimed sleep, and diminished daytime function, is a significant public health threat. Though there is …

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Providing Patient-Centered Care in Interstitial Lung Disease

WEBPatient-centered care (PCC) is foundational to quality health care and should be applied in both the clinical and research settings. PCC frameworks help facilitate the application of …

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Silicosis: An Update and Guide for Clinicians

WEBThis overview provides an update on silicosis epidemiology with review of exposures and emerging trends in acute and accelerated silicosis in the twenty-first century. The …

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The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Gender …

WEBMany social determinants of health contribute to gender disparities within respiratory diseases. When intersectionality is used, understanding of health inequities between …

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Impact of Cultural Competence on Medical Care: Where are we …

WEBHealth, life expectancy, and health care have improved dramatically for Americans over the last century. Distribution of these benefits, however, did not occur equitably and has …

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The Changing Nature of Wildfires

WEBFine PM (PM 2.5) is the pollutant in wildfire smoke that is of greatest public health concern and used to assess public exposure to smoke. The 24-hour air-quality standard set by …

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Advances in Immunotherapy for Tuberculosis Treatment

WEBMDR-TB and XDR-TB; shortening the duration of treatment of drug-susceptible TB; improving immunity; and reducing the pathology in individ-uals cured by chemotherapy, …

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