Infections: News and Research on Bronchitis

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Rethinking how to protect babies for longer against RSV

New strategies may be needed to protect infants older than six months against the highly infectious Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV, new University of Queensland research has found. The study examined 18,683 cases of RSV ...

New metric can help physicians to monitor lung health

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or asthma before symptoms start. ...

Tear gas and pepper spray can pose serious respiratory risks

According to research published in journals from the American Thoracic Society (ATS), inhaling tear gas or pepper spray—even during a single incident—can harm respiratory function and increase the risk of lung complications ...

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