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Posaconazole may be effective for fungal infection management in lung transplant recipients
01 Apr 2016
Posaconazole oral suspension may be effective in managing fungal infections among lung transplant recipients, as presented in a single-centre, retrospective study.
Sunway teams up with UK hospital for knowledge exchange
Saras Ramiya, 19 Nov 2018
Sunway Medical Centre is collaborating with Royal Papworth Hospital to facilitate knowledge exchange among cardiology and respiratory experts.
Immediate nicotine reduction best at cutting biomarkers of smoke exposure
Tristan Manalac, 11 Sep 2018
The immediate reduction of cigarette nicotine content results in greater improvements in levels of smoke exposure biomarkers than gradual reduction, though withdrawal symptoms are stronger, according to a recent study.
Text messaging-based intervention helps smokers to quit smoking
Stephen Padilla, 6 days ago
Happy Quit, a mobile-phone-based text messaging intervention, has led smokers in a China study to stop smoking with either high- (HFM) or low-frequency messaging (LFM). This intervention may be paired with other smoking cessation services for treatment-seeking smokers.

Evolution of influenza vaccines – broader protection for patients with chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancer

04 Oct 2017
The result of a population study, published in the journal Vaccine, found that pregnant women who received influenza vaccination may be at a higher risk of suffering a miscarriage.
At the Malaysian Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Congress 2017 held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Associate Professor Pang spoke on the importance of influenza vaccination in patients with chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancer, highlighting the benefit of quadrivalent influenza vaccines (QIVs) in providing a wider spectrum of protection against influenza types A and B.

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Posaconazole may be effective for fungal infection management in lung transplant recipients
01 Apr 2016
Posaconazole oral suspension may be effective in managing fungal infections among lung transplant recipients, as presented in a single-centre, retrospective study.
Sunway teams up with UK hospital for knowledge exchange
Saras Ramiya, 19 Nov 2018
Sunway Medical Centre is collaborating with Royal Papworth Hospital to facilitate knowledge exchange among cardiology and respiratory experts.
Immediate nicotine reduction best at cutting biomarkers of smoke exposure
Tristan Manalac, 11 Sep 2018
The immediate reduction of cigarette nicotine content results in greater improvements in levels of smoke exposure biomarkers than gradual reduction, though withdrawal symptoms are stronger, according to a recent study.
Text messaging-based intervention helps smokers to quit smoking
Stephen Padilla, 6 days ago
Happy Quit, a mobile-phone-based text messaging intervention, has led smokers in a China study to stop smoking with either high- (HFM) or low-frequency messaging (LFM). This intervention may be paired with other smoking cessation services for treatment-seeking smokers.