ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of severe COVID-19
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention New Orleans, LA - James Diaz, MD, MHA, MPH & TM, Dr PH, ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Three-drug combination reduces COPD patient mortality
Credit: ATS March 18, 2020--Once-daily treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with an inhaler combining fluticasone furoate ...
Webinars with patients-survey: 73% with chronic illnesses feel more COVID-19 risk
Ongoing series of surveys of 1,300 patients is tracking changing concerns over two weeks as pandemic continuesCredit: Health Perspectives Group ...
UK study highlights importance of spirometry in diagnosing COPD
Credit: ATS March 13, 2020 - A UK study of patients participating in low-dose CT lung cancer screening highlights the ...
African Americans, Hispanics less likely to receive recommended lung cancer imaging
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The use of PET-CT imaging gives doctors the best possible picture of non-small cell ...
Validating a better way to stratify BPD risk in vulnerable newborns
Credit: Children's National Hospital Factoring in the total number of days that extremely preterm infants require supplemental oxygen and tracking ...
SARS influencing response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Singapore
AJR details how Singapore General Hospital responded to the SARS outbreak of 2003, including a thorough list of 43 ground ...
Native Americans and higher cigarette use: Stereotype goes up in smoke
Credit: (The University of Arizona Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. - Multiple past studies have reported that, compared to whites, Native ...
Study: Tuberculosis bacteria trigger cough, facilitating spread
Molecule in bacterial cell wall activates cough-triggering nerves, could lead to new ways to prevent spreadCredit: UTSW DALLAS - March ...
Wuhan CT scans reliable for coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosis, limited for differentiation
Chest CTs have low rate of misdiagnosis and can standardize imaging features and transformation rules for rapid diagnosis, yet modality ...
Chinese researchers detail chest CT findings in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia
Most patients have ground-glass opacities (GGO) or mixed GGO and consolidation and vascular enlargement in the lesion--lesion likely to have ...
Hydrogen sulfide heightens disease in tuberculosis, suggesting a new therapeutic target
The tuberculosis bacteria induce increased hydrogen sulfide production by human macrophages, which increases pathogenesis.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A new ...
Two complete genome sequence for coronavirus in Brazil were published
With FAPESP's support, researchers at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, Adolfo Lutz Institute and Oxford University in the ...
How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath
'Every breath is like a new song with the same beat.'Credit: UCLA/Feldman lab Breathing propels everything we do--so its rhythm ...
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