Medications
Inhaling antibiotics improves chest infection symptoms
The method, that uses a nebulizer to introduce antibiotics directly into the lungs, avoids many of the side effects of oral or injection medications.
Jun 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds survival is more important than a chronic medical condition in prioritizing medical care
The concept of rationing medical resources during the height of COVID-19 pandemic created tremendous anxiety in the patient and healthcare communities. In planning for that possibility, Massachusetts created a triage scoring ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Microgel coating gives donor cells a boost in reversing pulmonary fibrosis
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have shown that even after lung tissue has been damaged, it may be possible to reverse fibrosis and promote tissue repair through treatment with microgel-coated mesenchymal ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Health
Gap between death rates in rural and urban areas tripled during past two decades
Death rates from chronic conditions like lung disease and cardiovascular disease and so-called "diseases of despair" such as opioid overdoses are known to be higher in rural areas than in large cities, with differing economic, ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Medications
Antibiotics no help for mysterious lung-scarring disease, large trial finds
Doctors have hoped that antibiotics could benefit patients with chronic lung diseases, but a new study has found no benefit for patients with life-threatening idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in preventing hospitalization or ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Americans' lung health: The poor suffer most
The health of your lungs may have a lot to do with the size of your bank account, a new, large study indicates.
Jun 1, 2021
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Medical research
Is elevated level of lung protein an early predictor for COPD?
Airway mucus consists of various proteins such as long mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B, both of which contribute greatly to the proper gel-like consistency of this most essential bodily fluid. UNC School of Medicine researchers led ...
May 31, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers create cellular blueprint of healthy lungs
The primary function of the lung is to facilitate transfer of oxygen to the blood stream. Crucial to this lifegiving task are endothelial cells, which line blood vessels permeating the lung and through which gas exchange ...
May 26, 2021
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Cardiology
Number and relative age of siblings is linked to risk of cardiovascular events
First-born children have a lower risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes than brothers and sisters born later, but people who are part of a large family with many siblings have an increased risk of ...
May 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What we've learned about managing COVID-19 pneumonia
How we now treat COVID-19 pneumonia compared to 12 months ago makes a significant difference to survival.
May 19, 2021
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