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BAL Tied to Early Bronchiectasis in Kids With Cystic Fibrosis

There is a higher chance of early bronchiectasis in children with cystic fibrosis among those patients with neutrophil elastase activity in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid early in life.

Short Steroid Course Non-Inferior for COPD Exacerbations

For patients presenting to the emergency department with acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, five days of treatment with glucocorticoids is non-inferior to conventional 14-day therapy for reexacerbation within six months.

Study: Dupilumab Safe, Effective for Moderate, Severe Asthma

Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, appears safe and effective for the treatment of patients with persistent, moderate-to-severe asthma and elevated eosinophils.

Patient-Directed Music Cuts Anxiety, Sedation in ICU

For patients in the intensive care unit receiving acute ventilatory support for respiratory failure, self-initiated patient-directed music can reduce anxiety and sedation frequency and intensity more effectively than usual care.

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