Is Rituximab Ready for Prime Time in SSc? (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Experts: new data support rituximab for reducing lung fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - January 20, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Quitting Tobacco a Boon for Inpatient Psych Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Kicking tobacco habit seen as benefit in other addictions. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - December 8, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This weeks topics include telomeres and the Mediterranean diet, as-needed or continuous asthma medications, CDC circumcision guidelines, and safe sleeping for babies. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - December 6, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Make the Diagnosis: Hypopigmented patch
(MedPage Today) -- A 7 year old boy who recently immigrated to the U.S. from Nepal is brought in by his mother for evaluation of a hypopigmented patch on the extensor surface of his upper arm. She says he has had the spot for many months and it is very slowly enlarging. You notice that it is completely smooth. What is the diagnosis? (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - November 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Cancer Care: Post-Surgical Mortality Risk, Tumor Boards (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 21, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

CardioBreak: Apnea Tx, Sex Differences
(MedPage Today) -- Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 20, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

D.C. Week: Of Travel Bans and Chantix
(MedPage Today) -- Recess notwithstanding, Congress had advice on Ebola. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 18, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Pfizer, FDA Square Off on Chantix Psych Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Agency staff say black-box warning on smoking-cessation aid should stay. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 15, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Morning Break: Ebola Scares, Chantix Faceoff
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 14, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Pay-as-you-Smoke? That's Improbable!
(MedPage Today) -- A weekly report from our friends over at Improbable Research (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

CDC Probing Kids' Paralysis Cases
(MedPage Today) -- Enterovirus D68 may be culprit in Colorado cases. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - September 30, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Morning Break: Suing Over Mandatory Flu Vax
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - September 26, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Thyroid Ca Rates, Smoking Survivors: The Clin Onc News Report
(MedPage Today) -- A regular update on what?s new in cancer research from our friends at Clinical Oncology News. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - September 18, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Week Ahead: TCT, Congress on VA, Flu Season
(MedPage Today) -- This week MedPage Today will cover a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, the coming flu season, and ASTRO. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - September 14, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Singulair Doesn't Ease Wheeze in Most Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Intermittent montelukast (Singulair) didn't alleviate wheezing in children, except possibly for those with a specific genetic mutation, a trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - September 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news