Infections: News and Research on Respiratory Tract Infections

MeSH tree: C01.748

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How vaping primes the lungs for COVID-19 damage

As colder months set in, respiratory infections begin to climb: everything from the common cold and flu to COVID-19. It's a time when healthy lungs matter more than ever. Yet the very tissue that lets oxygen pass from air ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

New book shows how narrative therapy gives meaning to life

Around the world, growing populations of older adults need social care. Aging is typically associated with steady physical and cognitive decline; the practice of narrative therapy, by contrast, focuses on the resilience of ...

Health

Canada reports first death linked to measles epidemic

An infant born prematurely in the western Canadian province of Alberta died as a result of measles, officials said Thursday, the first fatality linked to the disease's resurgence in the country in the past year.

Pediatrics

Whooping cough can be fatal in young infants, experts warn

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older children the cough can be bothersome and last for months, pertussis in young infants can be life-threatening. ...

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