Key session presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2023, Milan, Italy, 9-13 September

Warfarin is a drug used to prevent harmful blood clots following is the guide on precautions & diet to be followed while a patient is on warfarin therapy

Values for urinary calcium, phosphate, magnesium, and uric acid excretion in children < 5 years were updated. New cutoff values to diagnose hypercalciuria in infants < 6 months, according to the type of lactation, are proposed.

Patients with uncontrolled asthma on GINA treatment step 4-5 had the highest proportions of blood neutrophils (>5*109/L), severe obesity (BMI >35), dyspnea and most impaired lung function, concluded a recent study. Severe obesity and elevated blood neutrophils were more common in this subgroup than those with controlled asthma. Preventive measures targeting obesity might benefit these patients, highlighted the study.