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Circulating levels of heparan sulphate (HS) are higher in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), a study has found. This increase appears to be associated with the aetiology of AECOPD.

Factors such as older age (>65 years), ventilator use, and higher comorbidity all contribute to increased mortality risk with COVID-19 among patients with epilepsy, as reported in a study.

A 3-month course of prolonged-release pirfenidone formulation appears to be safe and efficacious in the treatment of patients with postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)-pulmonary fibrosis, as shown in a study.

Time to recovery from COVID-19 pneumonia does not appear to differ following treatment with abatacept, cenicriviroc, or infliximab among hospitalized patients, according to a study.

Longyizhengqi (LYZQ) granule, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), might be a promising drug for the treatment of mild COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant, a prospective study from China suggests.

A prediction model on disease recurrence for low-risk, resected stage I lung adenocarcinoma can classify postoperative patients with available clinical information and may even aid in personalizing a follow-up strategy and future adjuvant therapy, reports a study.

Providing palliative care (PC) for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) appears more challenging than for those with lung cancer (LC), according to a study. Pulmonary specialists have also cited some ILD-specific barriers in PC.

Treatment with fixed-dose asthma inhaler combination of mometasone/indacaterol/glycopyrronium (MF/IND/GLY) helps improve lung function and reduce exacerbations as compared with MF/IND and fluticasone/salmeterol (FLU/SAL), regardless of baseline eosinophil levels, according to a post hoc analysis of the IRIDIUM study.