Impact of COVID-19 ‘Safer at Home’ order on radiology utilization
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds the COVID-19 'Safer at Home' order resulted in a significant decline in radiology ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
CT chest findings in marijuana smokers
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research reveals increased rates of emphysema in marijuana smokers, compared to both non-smokers and tobacco-only ...
Study: Race made no difference in ICU Outcomes of COVID-19 patients
Henry Ford Hospital researchers said patients of color had lower 28-day mortality than white patientsCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT ...
Risk prediction to reduce minority disparities in USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines
Updated USPSTF LCS guidelines based solely on age, pack-years, and quit-years perpetuate eligibility disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, although ...
Study reveals bias among doctors who classify X-rays for coal miner’s black lung claims
UIC researchers first to publish data on B-reader financial conflicts of interestCredit: UIC University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the ...
School-based telehealth connects underserved kids to quality and sustainable health care
Implementation of school-based telehealth in communities facing health care barriers across South Carolina provides children with accessible care.Credit: Medical University ...
With drop in LA’s vehicular aerosol pollution, vegetation emerges as major source
Plants that emit lots of isoprenes may be causing unhealthful aerosol levels during heat wavesCredit: UC Berkeley graphics by Clara ...
Microchip models of human lungs enable better understanding of disease, immune response
Lung-on-a-chip platforms can provide a more rapid alternative for preliminary testing of drug candidates to treat coronavirus-induced lung infectionsCredit: Yildiz-Ozturk ...
Ending tuberculosis is a race against time and drug resistance
ECDC and WHO release new tuberculosis surveillance data for EuropeCredit: ECDC The tuberculosis (TB) burden in the WHO European Region ...
Study could help develop biosensors for non-invasive diagnosis of diseases
Brazilian researchers tested the capacity of different materials to produce sensors for the detection of PCA3, a gene that is ...
Study: Progesterone therapy may improve COVID-19 outcomes for men
Clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai suggests injections of female hormone may reduce disease severity in certain male patientsCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES ...
A modified protein appears to trigger lung fibrosis after environmental exposure
Researchers find a role for citrullinated vimentin as a damage-associated molecular pattern molecule, or DAMP, that is generated by lung ...
Socioeconomic factors play key role in COVID-19 impact on Blacks, Hispanics
Credit: ATS March 17, 2021-- A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society reveals how ...
More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type they have
Credit: ESMO credit - The increasing complexity of treatments for lung cancer and language differences can make it difficult for ...
Combination therapy may provide significant protection against lethal influenza
Targeting a receptor involved in exaggerated immune response to influenza infection improves survival in animal models, investigators report in The ...
Significant variation found in timing andselection of genetic tests for non–small-cell lung cancer
Whole-genome sequencing instead of biomarker testing may streamline selection of appropriate therapy, investigators report in the Journal of Molecular DiagnosticsCredit: ...
Epidemiological model links spread of respiratory virus to a rare, paralyzing disease
Credit: Harnessing a predictive algorithm, Sang Woo Park and colleagues have mapped out new trends in the incidence of the ...
Targeting mechanosensitive protein could treat pulmonary fibrosis, study suggests
Credit: ©2021 Qu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202033 Researchers at the University of Alabama at ...
Immune cell implicated in development of lung disease following viral infection
Findings could help explain how asthma, COPD, severe COVID-19 are triggeredCredit: Holtzman Lab Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine ...
New discovery explains antihypertensive properties of green and black tea
Study results may lead to new blood pressure-lowering medicationsCredit: Geoff Abbott, UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - March 8, ...