Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitations that are not fully reversible. The severe complications of the disease may adversely affect its morbidity and mortality.1 According to World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, over 3 million people per year die from COPD, which is […]

As school starts up again and the changing of seasons begins, seasonal sicknesses like the flu, RSV and Covid start to rise. Although the Covid statistics are nowhere near where they were at the height of the pandemic, staying informed on the status of the virus and the new variants is helpful. Variants are different […]

Company Logo Dublin, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global BREO Ellipta Drugs Market Report and Forecast 2023-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com‘s offering. The global BREO ellipta drugs market is driven by the growing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drugs market, which is likely to grow at a rate of 4.50% during the […]

A long list of medical conditions can be considered invisible because others can’t see their effects. Those of us living with cystic fibrosis (CF) understand the idea well since we commonly hear “You look well!” or “You don’t look sick,” even from people who know we have the disease. But we know that’s not the […]

Almost two years of treatment with Kaftrio (elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor) did not affect liver stiffness — an indicator of liver fibrosis — in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a recent study in the U.K. However, patients with elevated markers of liver stiffness before starting on Kaftrio saw those fibrosis markers drop. While […]

“Only connect” is the most famous line in the British novelist E. M. Forster’s writings. Forster was urging the readers of his book Howard’s End to make personal progress by linking their rational side to their emotional side, but “only connect” has taken on a broader meaning in today’s intellectual climate. Forster’s advice has come […]

At the cellular level, muscles rely on efficient energy production for contraction and function. With exercise intolerance, there can be a problem with the metabolic pathways, specifically in the mitochondria, which are the energy powerhouses of the cell. This can result in decreased ATP production, the primary energy currency for muscle contraction. The outcome? Muscle […]

It wasn’t that long ago that some people speculated that long COVID was all in the mind – a psychosomatic illness. Thankfully, that period of speculation is now behind us. We have compelling evidence that long COVID is very real and very harmful. I’m the lead investigator on an ongoing study called C-More which looks […]

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Mask mandates have returned to all Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health facilities, including Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Today, 521 people are in New Jersey hospitals who have tested positive for covid, but fewer than 10 percent, a total of 15 people, are currently on ventilators to help them breathe. For […]

MISSION, Kan., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — (Family Features) COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a serious lung condition that affects millions of people. Also known as emphysema or chronic bronchitis, COPD causes breathing problems that can worsen over time. Anyone can develop COPD, but smokers or ex-smokers and people who live in rural […]

A new report from PwC commissioned by Asthma+Lung UK has highlighted the alarming crisis surrounding Lung Health in the UK. Sarah Woolnough, CEO of Asthma+Lung UK, said lung conditions were the third biggest killer in the UK, with the report finding that due to the lack of testing, such as FeNO monitoring, patients can also […]

Dublin, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global BREO Ellipta Drugs Market Report and Forecast 2023-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com‘s offering. The global BREO ellipta drugs market is driven by the growing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drugs market, which is likely to grow at a rate of 4.50% during the forecast period […]

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 2, 2023– OM1, a leading real-world data, AI, and technology company with a focus on chronic diseases, announced the launch of two new clinical datasets, Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) and Asthma. Both datasets are derived from longitudinal follow-up of patients seen by specialists and focus on patient characteristics, symptoms, treatments, clinical outcomes and healthcare […]

New York City health officials are urging residents to ‘listen to their bodies’ as smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to cloud New York City skies Monday and air quality could become potentially dangerous. Mayor Eric Adams sounded the alarm over the weekend after forecasts suggested wildfire smog could reach the city by sunrise Monday, […]

Fitness nuts beware: Exercise can actually cause asthma. Well, sort of. Alongside asthma, a respiratory condition where the lungs’ airways tighten and breathing becomes labored, sits exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). More commonly, it’s called exercise-induced asthma. Unlike asthma, which stems from all sorts of factors—think family history, air pollution and obesity—EIB rises in response to strenuous […]

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are prevalent in 59.6% of those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are twice as prevalent in those with vs without COPD, according to study findings published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine. CVD is the most commonly noted comorbidity in patients with COPD and the association increases with age; however, the difference […]

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A deadly brain disease that claimed the life of a 62-year-old man in the US has been linked to Covid-19, according to a case report. The man was admitted to Mount Sinai Queens Hospital Center, with rapidly progressive dementia along with difficulty walking and myoclonus, revealed a paper published in the […]

As the fall season begins, there has been a rise in coronavirus cases and also influenza cases in Henderson County Public Schools, according to the Henderson County Department of Public Health. According to Andrew Mundhenk, the communications manager for the Henderson County Department of Public Health, the COVID case counts are not as accurate as […]

A new deadly brain disease linked to COVID has surfaced..!? How little has been said about COVID-19, which has made human survival questionable, choked lives, and brought lakhs of families to the streets! It is said that its effect is not so much now but… as if the form has changed and the remnant is […]

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Cyclopharm’s lung imagining technology Technegas, opening up a US$180 million market that has the potential to quadruple the size of Cyclopharm’s existing Pulmonary Embolism (PE) market. Technegas is an ultra-fine dispersion of the radiopharmaceutical Technetium-99m within a gas used in diagnostic functional lung imaging in 64 countries […]

















