Flu vaccination keeps COPD patients out of the hospital
Vaccination can reduce influenza-related hospitalizations by more than a third in this highly vulnerable population, according to a new study ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis vaccine enters clinical testing
Credit: NIAID Vaccinations have begun in a Phase 1 human clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable formulation of an experimental ...
American College of Chest Physicians and Springer Healthcare announce strategic partnership
Healthcare professionals worldwide to benefit from expanded chest medicine educational contentCredit: American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) American College of ...
Urine testing of people with HIV for tuberculosis can save lives and be cost-effective
Mass. General-led study supports urine-based tuberculosis screening in two African countries Screening all hospitalized patients with HIV for tuberculosis (TB) ...
Blood test shows promise for early detection of severe lung-transplant rejection
New tool that uses DNA sequencing could improve transplant outcomes and save livesCredit: NHLBI Researchers have developed a simple blood ...
Molecular profiling could catch lung cancer early and lead to new treatments
The world's first genetic sequencing of precancerous lung lesions could pave the way for very early detection and new treatments, ...
Air pollution increases ER visits for breathing problems
Rate depends on age, pollutant and lung diseaseCredit: ATS Jan. 17, 2019--As levels of ozone and fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) ...
New blood tests for TB could accelerate diagnosis and save the NHS money
Rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a ...
Activated PMN exosomes are pathogenic entities that cause destruction in the COPD lung
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth-leading cause of death in the worldCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University ...
Reading the signs: Semaphorin linked to lung cancer treatment resistance
Researchers at Osaka University have identified a protein that is involved in treatment resistance in lung cancer cells carrying a ...
Customization for patients with abdominal aneurysm based on 3D ultrasound imaging
Credit: Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven. Customization for patients with abdominal aneurysm based on 3D ultrasound imaging Researchers from Eindhoven University of ...
Mechanism for impaired allergic inflammation in infants may explain hygiene hypothesis
The hygiene hypothesis says increased sanitation in industrialized countries has led to increases in asthmaCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The ...
Penn Highlands Healthcare first in the region to offer first FDA-approved lung valve for patients with severe COPD/emphysema
Credit: Penn Highlands Healthcare DUBOIS, Pa. - Penn Highlands Healthcare is the first medical facility in the region to offer ...
First-in-human trial of senolytic drugs encouraging
Small pilot study points to feasibility of larger trials in age-related diseases SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA -- UT Health San ...
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