Analysis of Seattle emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital data from January 1 to April 15, 2020, indicates bystander CPR is a lifesaving endeavor whose benefits outweigh the risks of COVID-19 infection, according ...
Jun 5, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Visits to U.S. emergency departments are down by 42% compared to the same time last year, and that's not good news, researchers report.
Jun 3, 2020
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The effects of COVID-19 on the lungs are well-known. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more information is becoming available about the role the virus, called SARS-CoV-2, has on the heart. "Individuals with known cardiovascular ...
Apr 7, 2020
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An article by radiologists from Wuhan, China—published open-access and ahead-of-print in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)—concluded that chest CT had a low rate of misdiagnosis of COVID-19 (3.9%, 2/51) and ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Disease-causing bacteria in the lung evade the body's immune system by pretending the lungs are pregnant, according to University of Dundee research presented today at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Madrid.
Sep 30, 2019
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Histoplasmosis is an infection caused by a fungus or mold that often affects the lungs. In the U.S., it is most common in the Ohio and Mississippi river valley areas.
Sep 12, 2019
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A new test which could detect your risk of getting a chest infection in minutes has been trialed by scientists at the University of Dundee.
May 31, 2019
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Around one in 15 people affected by tuberculosis are likely get the treatable fungal infection aspergillosis according to new research by experts at The University of Manchester and Gulu Referral Hospital, Uganda.
Mar 19, 2019
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Children's immune systems could hold the key to preventing life-threatening infections and sepsis, a new study has revealed.
Jun 19, 2018
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Childhood chest infections needing hospital care may have dropped by as much as 20 per cent since anti-smoking laws were introduced, research suggests.
Sep 6, 2017
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