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Key Takeaways: Pneumonia hits men and women differently, yet treatment gaps persist. 🫁 Researchers are using mouse models to study these sex-based disparities and find new therapeutic targets. The goal? Move beyond standard care to personalized medicine and boost survival rates. 🧬🔬
January 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Robotic versus Electromagnetic Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: A Randomized Trial (RELIANT)
AbstractRationale. Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy has emerged as an alternative to electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy for patients undergoing broncho
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January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Navigational Bronchoscopy or Transthoracic Needle Biopsy for Lung Nodules | NEJM
Each year, millions of pulmonary nodules are identified incidentally or through lung cancer screening, and many involve biopsy to distinguish cancer from benign processes. Both navigational broncho...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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FDA 510(k) gaps & slow follow-ups leave us blind to new bronchoscopy tech. Solution?

1️⃣ VERITAS: Nav-bronch is noninferior to TTNA & safer. 2️⃣ RELIANT: Pragmatic RCTs deliver data 10x faster.

Pragmatic trials are the future for rapid, high-quality safety data. 🫁 #MedEd #PCCM
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM