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Smokeless tobacco and the risk of diabetes

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Cigarette smoking has been extensively studied in the context of diabetes risk, but what's known about the impact of smokeless tobacco on glycemic control and metabolic health?

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An extremely rare subtype of lymphoma

Primary pulmonary DLBCL is a rare clinical condition with nonspecific clinical manifestations, posing significant challenges for diagnosis. This patient was initially misdiagnosed as having organizing pneumonia.

How does irregular sleep impact your health?

Explore the evidence indicating that greater variability in sleep patterns may be detrimental to sleep quality, circadian rhythms, performance, and both mental and physical health.

Postpartum thyroid storm

Thyroid storm had a fatal outcome in a woman with Graves disease who had not used her medications during pregnancy or since giving birth, highlighting the importance of medication adherence during the postpartum period.

Biomarkers of response to immunotherapy in SCLC

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Traditional biomarkers are not useful for guiding immunotherapeutic decision-making in small-cell lung cancer. So what biomarkers could help? Explore the evidence from preclinical and clinical studies.

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Keynote webinar | Spotlight on adolescent vaping

Growing numbers of young people are using e-cigarettes, despite warnings of respiratory effects and addiction. How can doctors tackle the epidemic, and what health effects should you prepare to manage in your clinics?

Prof. Ann McNeill
Dr. Debbie Robson
Benji Horwell
Developed by: Springer Medicine
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Targeting COPD with type 2 inflammation: emerging biologic landscape

  • Webinar | 03-12-2024 | 19:00 (CET)

Join us for an insightful session tailored for pulmonologists and healthcaree professionals eager to enhance their understanding of COPD and the latest advances in biologic therapies. 

On-demand version coming soon

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  • Sanofi
Developed by: Springer Healthcare
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Case Studies

An extremely rare subtype of lymphoma

Primary pulmonary DLBCL is a rare clinical condition with nonspecific clinical manifestations, posing significant challenges for diagnosis. This patient was initially misdiagnosed as having organizing pneumonia.

Postpartum thyroid storm

Thyroid storm had a fatal outcome in a woman with Graves disease who had not used her medications during pregnancy or since giving birth, highlighting the importance of medication adherence during the postpartum period.

A fatal side effect of a novel drug

Following treatment with the bispecific T-cell engager epcoritamab, a patient with relapsed DLBCL developed pleural effusion, which proved fatal despite aggressive management. Regular monitoring is crucial to identify and manage severe inflammatory reactions.

Episode 12: Defining ARDS

Is the new global definition helpful?

Since publication of the Berlin criteria for ARDS in 2012, several developments have prompted the need for an update. Last year, an international group of experts rose to the challenge.

But is the new definition necessary and will it have an impact on clinical practice? Prof. Giacomo Grasselli shares his thoughts.

Prof. Giacomo Grasselli
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Current Reviews

The User’s Guide to Amivantamab

Targeted therapies have revolutionized treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon20ins mutations are resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Amivantamab utilizes multiple mechanisms of …

MR enterography in Crohns disease and beyond: a pictorial review

Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) has become an essential imaging modality for evaluating small bowel disorders, particularly Crohn’s disease (CD), due to its superior soft-tissue contrast, multiplanar capabilities, and lack of ionizing …

Diagnostic tests performance in detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is a severe and potentially fatal pulmonary infection caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii ( Pj ), primarily affecting immunocompromised patients, including patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus …

Next-generation vaccines for influenza B virus: advancements and challenges

To battle seasonal outbreaks of influenza B virus infection, which continue to pose a major threat to world health, new and improved vaccines are urgently needed. In this article, we discuss the current state of next-generation influenza B vaccine …

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

  • Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Medication non-adherence is a major barrier to effective healthcare delivery; half of all patients do not follow their doctor’s recommendations or treatment plan.

Our experts explain the fundamentals with a practical discussion of how to manage non-adherence in two common scenarios: hypertension and asthma control.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
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CME & eLearning

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1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit, 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits

DMD remains a progressive incurable disease, but advances in patient-centered care and treatment for cardiopulmonary dysfunction have helped to increase life expectancy. This program equips multidisciplinary teams, including pediatric neurologists, pediatricians, pulmonologists, cardiologists, and endocrinologists, with key knowledge and skills to enhance care throughout the patient journey.

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Developed by: Springer Healthcare IME
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Webinar

1.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s)

Enhance your understanding of COPD with type 2 inflammation and learn about the evolving treatment landscape, in this webinar tailored for pulmonologists and healthcare professionals with an interest in respiratory medicine.

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  • Sanofi
Developed by: Springer Healthcare

Patient Cases

Improve your ECG interpretation skills with this comprehensive, rapid, interactive course. Expert advice provides detailed feedback as you work through 50 ECGs covering the most common cardiac presentations to ensure your practice stays up to date. 

Developed by: Springer Medizin

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Further Reading

Factors Affecting Histological Gastric Wall Thickness in Japanese Patients with Obesity

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most prevalent surgical procedure for weight loss and metabolic surgery globally [ 1 ]. Since its approval for insurance coverage in 2014 in Japan, the number of LSG cases has increased gradually over …

Genetic screening in cohort of Egyptian patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension disease

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive, chronic, and challenging disease that influences about 1% of the global population and it is considered to be life-threatening condition that characterized by abnormal elevated blood pressure of the …

Exploring Consent to Use Real-World Data in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy: Decision of a Citizens’ Jury for an ‘Informed Opt-Out’ Approach

An emerging approach to complement randomised controlled trial (RCT) data in the development of radiotherapy treatments is to use routinely collected ‘real-world’ data (RWD). RWD is the data collected as standard-of-care about all patients during …

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An extremely rare subtype of lymphoma

Primary pulmonary DLBCL is a rare clinical condition with nonspecific clinical manifestations, posing significant challenges for diagnosis. This patient was initially misdiagnosed as having organizing pneumonia.

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Biomarkers of response to immunotherapy in SCLC

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Traditional biomarkers are not useful for guiding immunotherapeutic decision-making in small-cell lung cancer. So what biomarkers could help? Explore the evidence from preclinical and clinical studies.

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Can ctDNA predict lung cancer immunotherapy efficacy?

Circulating tumor DNA analysis could play an important role in predicting the outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in lung cancer. What are its advantages and limitations as a biomarker?

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