Artificial lung system keeps patient alive without lungs until transplant
Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.
Jan 29, 2026
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Lung Diseases: News and Research on Respiratory Distress Syndrome
MeSH tree: C08.381.840
Rates of opioid use in pregnancy have more than doubled over past decade, finds study
New research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that the rate of opioid use during pregnancy has risen two-fold over the past decade.
Dec 23, 2025
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Flu is hitting California early—doctors worry this year will be especially hard on kids
Fueled by a new viral strain, flu is hitting California early—and doctors are warning that they expect the season may be particularly tough on young children.
Dec 23, 2025
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New potential gene-based treatment for sepsis and lung injury
A new discovery from the lab of YouYang Zhao, Ph.D., from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, opens promising new directions for treatment of life-threatening ...
Nov 17, 2025
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Oxygen deprivation heightens risk of illness by changing genes, researchers discover
Low oxygen levels in the blood can alter the genetic makeup of key immune cells, weakening the body's ability to fight infection, new research shows.
Oct 28, 2025
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Why deep sighs are actually good for us
The surface of the lungs is covered with a fluid that increases their deformability. This fluid has the greatest effect when you take deep breaths from time to time, as researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered using sophisticated ...
Oct 16, 2025
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Establishing a new global standard for precision medicine in sepsis and critical care
In an advance for critical care medicine, two international studies published in parallel in the journal Nature Medicine have established a new unified framework for understanding the biological chaos of sepsis and other ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Researchers create AI tool to help identify dangerous respiratory syndrome
Researchers at Endeavor Health and Northwestern University have created an artificial intelligence-based tool to help doctors recognize an underdiagnosed, often fatal respiratory syndrome found in critically ill hospital ...
Aug 29, 2025
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Wearable device that mimics CT scans delivers continuous monitoring for heart and lung patients
Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind wearable device capable of continuously scanning the lungs and heart of hospital patients while they rest in bed—offering a revolutionary alternative to CT scans.
May 16, 2025
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Use of last-resort antibiotics increased during COVID-19 pandemic
A new study by researchers from City St George's, University of London and the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research, has found that prescriptions of last-resort antibiotics increased across multiple countries ...
Apr 2, 2025
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