University of Cincinnati Medical Center is pleased to share with you Pulmonary Insights, an educational resource with information on the cutting-edge research, clinical trials, training and innovative treatments that are advancing the field.
The 2016 International Rare Lung Diseases Research Conference is designed to educate patients, help jump-start clinical trials and offer a forum for the latest research on rare lung diseases, according to Frank McCormack, MD, Taylor Professor and Director of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. The conference is set for Sept. 22-25,
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Long-involved in clinical trials for agents to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), Patricia Joseph, MD, professor of medicine and director of Cystic Fibrosis program in the department of internal medicine, University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center, says that therapies targeted at different cystic fibrosis (CF) defects are “the most exciting developments in CF right now.” There
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Current surgical approaches to the care of emphysema patients including lung transplantation and lung volume reduction surgery are welcome options for motivated patients who qualify for these advanced procedures, however, many chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients at University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center are too ill to be considered. “I am optimistic about the
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Most patients with asthma are managed with a stepwise protocol in which therapy is escalated as disease severity worsens.1 Two recent additions to the asthma armamentarium, omalizumab and mepolizumab, are monoclonal antibodies to IgE and IL-5, respectively, that are aimed at asthma that remains inadequately controlled despite Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2002 step 4
Read more →University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center is now one of 40 medical centers across the nation that is designated a Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Network site, demonstrating experience and expertise in treating patients with fibrotic lung disease.
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