Respirology

Should certain arthritis DMARDs be held briefly after COVID-19 vaccination?
Study assesses whether holding certain DMARD therapy for two weeks after COVID-19 vaccination improves vaccine immunogenicity or worsens arthritis disease activity.
Cultural burns: The wide-ranging impact of this Indigenous practice on Canada’s health
Emergency preparedness, respiratory health, responsible land management and psychological healing all come together in the controlled burns that take place in the Gitxsan traditional territories in British Columbia.

Five tips for increasing uptake of respiratory vaccines

Pearls you can use in your practice right now.
Trimbow: a new triple-therapy single-inhaler option for COPD

The newly approved inhaler combines three COPD medications in a single device for long-term maintenance treatment.
Updated Canadian severe asthma guidelines expand guidance on biologics and triple therapy

The Canadian Thoracic Society has issued updated, evidence-based recommendations for the pharmacologic management of severe asthma in children, adolescents and adults.
Three things to watch for back-to-school pediatrics

School’s back in session, and for physicians who treat children, that always results in a new set of clinical challenges.
GLP-1 RAs: risk of pulmonary aspiration

These medications delay gastric emptying, which increases the risk of residual gastric contents despite standard fasting in the perioperative setting.
Lead levels . . . in the air?

‘It’s a yellow flag. It piques our interest, it draws our attention and tells us it would be worth looking into further.’
New study compares vapers, smokers and non-smokers on several health points

Young people who vape or smoke cigarettes have reduced blood vessel functionality, breathing efficiency and exercise capacity compared to those who have never smoked or vaped, according to new research.
Nuvaxovid protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine to be available this fall

The vaccine will contain the Omicron XFG variant and offer an alternative to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
13 new drug indications pharmacists and physicians should know about

Get the info you need on these new drug indications as part of our September drug news roundup.
NEW PRODUCT: Exdensur for severe asthma/chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

Check out the info you need on this new drug as part of our full drug news roundup for September.

Should certain arthritis DMARDs be held briefly after COVID-19 vaccination?

Cultural burns: The wide-ranging impact of this Indigenous practice on Canada’s health

Five tips for increasing uptake of respiratory vaccines

Trimbow: a new triple-therapy single-inhaler option for COPD

Updated Canadian severe asthma guidelines expand guidance on biologics and triple therapy

Three things to watch for back-to-school pediatrics

GLP-1 RAs: risk of pulmonary aspiration

Lead levels . . . in the air?

New study compares vapers, smokers and non-smokers on several health points

Nuvaxovid protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine to be available this fall

13 new drug indications pharmacists and physicians should know about

NEW PRODUCT: Exdensur for severe asthma/chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps