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Highlights from July

This month’s handpicked reading list

ASTHMA

Association of Inhaling Marijuana With Asthma Attacks

An analysis of nationally representative survey data explored the association between inhaling marijuana and asthma attacks in US adults with asthma.

COPD

Efficacy and Safety of Ensifentrine in Chinese Participants With COPD

A randomized clinical trial showed that ensifentrine may improve lung function and have efficacy benefits in symptoms and quality of life improvement in Chinese individuals with COPD.

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CRITICAL CARE

The Effects of Targeted Mild Hypercapnia on Right Ventricular Function After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

A substudy of the Targeted Therapeutic Mild Hypercapnia After Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest (TAME) trial suggests that targeting mild hypercapnia compared with normocapnia was not associated with worsened right ventricular function in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Can Posttransplant Cyclophosphamide Reduce Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Risk Through Chronic Graft vs Host Disease Prevention?

A multicenter cohort study investigates how posttransplant cyclophosphamide affects the rate of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome among patients undergoing allogenic hematopoietic cell transplant.

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EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

The Economic Consequence of Increased Health Care Resource Utilization in Maryland Associated With a Major Wildfire Smoke Event

A study of electronic health records indicates that a major medical system in Maryland experienced substantial health care economic burden over six days that was characterized by increased wildfire smoke.

SLEEP

The Impact of Weight Loss on the Physiological Endotypes Associated With OSA

An analysis of three independent studies examined the effect of metabolic bariatric surgery on the OSA endotypes.

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Diagnostic Yield of CT Imaging and Point-of-Care Ultrasound After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 in Distinguishing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis From Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

The Ghost at the Bedside

Positive Airway Pressure Therapy and Health Care Resource Use in Patients With OSA and Comorbid Insomnia

The Minimal Important Difference in N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Pulmonary Hypertension

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