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Influenza vaccination in older adults and patients with chronic disorders
Froes, F.; Timóteo, A.; Almeida, B.; Raposo, J. F.; Oliveira, J.; Carrageta, M.; Duque, S.; Morais, A.Funding Information: The Infectious Disease Society of America recommends annual IIV immunization for immunocompromised individuals older than 6 months. 119 This group of patients includes people with HIV infection with solid organ or hematological malignancies and people on long-term immunosuppressive therapy. The recommendation is supported by the CDC, the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation,...
Recommendations for the implementation of a national lung cancer screening prog...
Fernandes, M. G.O.; Dias, M.; Santos, R.; Ravara, S.; Fernandes, P.; Firmino-Machado, J.; Antunes, J. P.; Fernandes, O.; Madureira, A.; Hespanhol, V.Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia; Lung cancer (LC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) programs that use low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) have been shown to reduce LC mortality by up to 25 % and are considered cost-effective. The European Health Union has encouraged its Member States to explore the feasibility of LCS implementat...
Teleconsultation in respiratory medicine – A position paper of the Portuguese P...
Morais, A.; Bugalho, A.; Drummond, M.; Ferreira, A. J.; Oliveira, A. S.; Sousa, S.; Winck, J. C.; Cardoso, J.Funding Information: Literature review and medical writing support for this article was provided by Keypoint - Consultoria Científica, Lda., and was funded by Bial. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia; The COVID-19 pandemic crisis, among so many social, economic and health problems, also brought new opportunities. The potential of telemedicine to improve health outcomes had already b...