Respiratory Tract Diseases: News and Research on Respiratory Tract Diseases

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Vaccination

I'm heading overseas. Do I really need travel vaccines?

Australia is in its busiest month for short-term overseas travel. And there are so many things to consider when planning your trip. Unfortunately, it's easy to overlook the importance of pre-travel vaccinations.

Health

UK health service battles 'super flu' outbreak

The UK is facing an "unprecedented wave of super flu," a health chief has warned, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced "reckless" plans by doctors to launch a five-day strike next week.

Cardiology

Untreated sleep apnea tied to early heart aging and death

A new study published in npj Aging provides compelling evidence that untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) accelerates cardiovascular aging and significantly increases the risk of premature death.

Medications

ADHD prescriptions on the rise in Ontario, study finds

Annual prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased 157% in Ontario from 2015 to 2023, according to a new study from researchers at ICES, North York General, and The Hospital ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pulmonary fibrosis traced to key signaling pathway

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease in which healthy lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue. While the early events that initiate this change are poorly understood, recent research suggests ...

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