How to change the mindset on referrals to palliative care for non-cancer respiratory disease?

Palliative care provides numerous benefits for people with non-cancer advanced respiratory disease, so why is it so little used for patients with a high levels of needs? Respiratory and palliative care physicians from Victoria have investigated why...

Palliative care provides numerous benefits for people with non-cancer advanced respiratory disease, so why is it so little...

Medicine

Doctors overestimate disease likelihood in common clinical scenarios: Study

Many doctors consistently overestimate the likelihood of certain common diseases and conditions, both before and after testing is performed, according to a new study. The misunderstanding of probability may lead to overtesting and overtreatment, the authors say. “Correct ordering and interpretation...

Many doctors consistently overestimate the likelihood of certain common diseases and conditions, both before and after testing is performed, according...

Asthma

In their own words: patients describe the benefits and limits of mAbs for severe asthma

Patients with severe asthma experience significant improvements in quality-of-life and participation in life with add-on monoclonal antibody therapies but there’s still more to be done. Semi-structured interviews with 20 Australian patients revealed four emergent themes - that life is just easier,...

Patients with severe asthma experience significant improvements in quality-of-life and participation in life with add-on monoclonal antibody therapies but there’s...

COPD

Lung transplantation feasible as a last resort for selected patients with severe COVID-19

Lung transplantation is a feasible option for COVID-19 patients with irreversible lung injury but should be reserved for carefully selected patients, early results suggest. Researchers led by Professor Ankit Bharat, of Northwestern University in Chicago, wrote in The Lancet Respiratory...

Lung transplantation is a feasible option for COVID-19 patients with irreversible lung injury but should be reserved for carefully selected...