Cost-effective canopy protects health workers from COVID infection during ventilation
Credit: Photo courtesy of Prof. Yochai Adir. Researchers have designed a cost-effective, constant flow plastic canopy system that can help ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Low-cost, easy-to-build ventilator performs similarly to high-quality commercial device
Ventilator could support coronavirus treatment in low-income regions or where supplies are limitedCredit: Photos courtesy of Prof. Ramon Farré. A ...
First official ATS practice guidelines for Sarcoidosis cover diagnosis and detection
Credit: ATS April 20, 2020--New guidance is available for physicians who must go through a number of steps to provide ...
Lung injury in COVID-19 is not high altitude pulmonary edema
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 20, 2020--A group of researchers with experience in treating high ...
New self-sterilizing air filtration technologies could include face masks and ventilation
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev COVID-19 response effort grant to fund researchCredit: (Photo Credit: Dr. Chris Arnusch/BGU) BEER-SHEVA, Israel/NEW YORK...April ...
AJR review of COVID-19 studies cautions against chest CT for coronavirus diagnosis
Regarding sensitivity, specificity, and clinical practice, CT should be reserved for evaluation of complications of COVID-19 pneumonia or for assessment ...
Lung-heart super sensor on a chip tinier than a ladybug
The future of socially distanced lung and heart health monitoring could lie in an inconspicuous yet incredibly sensitive MEMS chipCredit: ...
Temple treats 1st patient in US in trial of gimsilumab for patients with COVID-19 and ARDS
Credit: Temple University Health System Temple University Hospital has treated the first patient in the United States in the BREATHE ...
COPD as a lung stem cell disease
Single cell cloning tells the story of abnormal cellsCredit: University of Houston Two internationally renowned stem cell experts have found ...
ECMO physicians offer guidance in the context of resource-scarce COVID-19 treatment
Credit: ATS April 15, 2020 - Rapidly escalating numbers of COVID-19 patients suffering from respiratory failure threaten to overwhelm hospital ...
WVU team unmasks effective N95 alternatives
Credit: Travis Goldsmith/West Virginia University The novel coronavirus pandemic has nearly exhausted stockpiles of medical gear in the United States. ...
Study finds remdesivir effective against a key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19
Remdesivir already in human trials in search for treatment of deadly diseaseCredit: Melissa Fabrizio Scientists at the University of Alberta ...
Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate
Study suggests clinicians should include sensory impairment as standard screening measureCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Loss of smell and ...
COVID-19: Australian research offers hope as world struggles with ventilator shortage
Credit: Monash University Researchers from The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Monash University and the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, have achieved a ...
FDA approves COVID-19 innovations; Ohio State Medical Center to share nationwide
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center The Food and Drug Administration has approved solutions created by scientists at ...
54.8% of COVID-19 cases imported to Brazil by March 5 came from Italy
In contrast with China and other countries where the disease spread slowly, in Brazil more than 300 people started the ...
Artificial intelligence enables COVID-19 lung imaging analysis at UC San Diego Health
With support from Amazon Web Services, health care providers are using AI in a clinical research study aimed at speeding ...
ATS publishes new guidance on COVID-19 management
Credit: ATS April 06, 2020─ An American Thoracic Society-led international task force has released a guidance document to help clinicians ...
Identification of new factors important in maintaining lung function in the elderly
DsbA-L's versatile protective pulmonary function effects revealedLEFT: DsbA-L T/T genotype carriers are considered to have low DsbA-L expression levels which ...
Houston Methodist ramps up plasma therapy as FDA approves clinical trial
Credit: Houston Methodist The FDA's announcement Friday to approve convalescent serum therapy as a large-scale clinical trial opened the door ...