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The risks of long COVID have been “distorted” due to a flawed body of research, according to experts. Scientists from the US, UK and Denmark are pointing to overly broad definitions and a lack of comparison groups, among other factors in studies looking at the incidence, prevalence and control of long COVID for the distortion. […]

When Symptoms Mostly Occur From the Neck Up Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD You probably know the symptoms: a funny feeling in the back of your throat, a sudden stuffy nose, a cough developing out of nowhere—these can be symptoms of a head cold. Some people use the term “head cold” because their symptoms […]

Share on PinterestGetting more creatine through diet could help alleviate chronic fatigue after long COVID, according to research. Mattia/Stocksy Dietary creatine may improve the fatigue associated with long COVID and other symptoms, according to a small new study. Creatine—nowadays often used as a workout supplement—plays an important role in helping cells produce and use energy […]

PRESS RELEASE Published September 26, 2023 InsightAce Analytic Pvt. Ltd. announces the release of a market assessment report on the “Global Smart Nebulizer Market– by Therapeutic Areas (Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Cystic Fibrosis), Components (Nebulizer Device, Associated App and Consumables), Types of Patients (Adult Patients and Pediatric Patients), End-Users (Hospitals, Emergency Centres […]

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Black children may have more severe asthma episodes than their white counterparts but are less likely to be transported to the hospital by emergency medical services (EMS), according to a new study published in the journal Prehospital Emergency Care by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researcher-physicians. A baseline understanding of how […]

Dear Annie: My husband of 42 years discovered a new way of breathing, and it has made me scared to death. I am afraid that he might die in his sleep. “Charles” had asthma and allergies in his childhood, and he was prescribed all kinds of medication. He mostly outgrew his asthma as […]

Introduction Asthma is a common and heterogeneous disease that affects millions of people on a global basis. Although most cases are mild, there are patients who suffer from severe asthma and experience various exacerbations during their life. These exacerbations can usually be limited and controlled with medication, but some can even prove lethal. Therefore, the […]

The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have brought to light an impending health emergency: the worsening of pulmonary health, especially after experiencing Covid, compounded by the increasing effects of climate change and air pollution. As survivors grapple with the aftermath of the virus, a growing number face persistent respiratory challenges, emphasising the urgent need for […]

During the Covid-19 crisis, the medical term “intubation” entered common parlance.  Severe Covid patients, unable to breathe on their own, sometimes needed to have a tube inserted into their lungs hooked up to a mechanical ventilator. Intubated patients frequently are put into a medically induced coma. Intubation and coma are terrifying for both patient and […]

0 The University Hospital and the Local Health Authority of Ferrara join the World Lung Day which is held today, Monday 25 September. One day, all over the world, dedicated to raising awareness of the attention and care of lung health; an opportunity to promote better lung health globally. THE HEALTH COMPANIES OF FERRARI. For […]

The risk of contracting long COVID may have been exaggerated due to flawed research, leading to unnecessarily high levels of anxiety about suffering from it, a new study has suggested. “Major flaws” in the literature on the condition likely exaggerated the true threat of contracting it, the new research argues. For most people with COVID-19, […]

The risks of developing long Covid have been “distorted” by flawed research, leading to heightened public anxiety, academics have claimed. They suggest “major flaws” in the body of literature on the condition have likely exaggerated the true threat of developing it. Most people who contract Covid-19 feel better within days or weeks, but for some […]

As a dad of two children with asthma, Mike McDonagh knows what it is like to feel completely helpless watching your toddler have an attack. His now 16-year-old daughter, Clodagh, was only two when she got her first serious asthma episode. “It was the middle of the night. She was coughing, wheezing, getting exhausted, struggling […]

The risks of developing long Covid appear to have been exaggerated by flawed research, academics have suggested. Most people who contract coronavirus feel better within days or weeks, but for some people symptoms can last longer than 12 weeks. Those who have long Covid, also known as post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 (PASC), report fatigue, brain […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly one out of every five American adults who have had COVID-19 continue to battle with long COVID, but experts are calling the validity of this claim into question. Citing methodological flaws in how studies on the lingering symptoms of the virus have been conducted, […]

Thousands of people with asthma and other lung problems are going undiagnosed because most GPs in England do not offer tests for them, according to a new report. The failure to diagnose and start treating people with breathing problems threatens to create “a deluge of hospital admissions this winter” when the NHS is under intense […]

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Overly broad definitions, a lack of appropriate, or any, comparison groups, among other things, in studies looking at the incidence, prevalence, and control of the condition—epidemiology—have distorted the risks, say the researchers. This is further compounded by inclusion of poorly conducted studies into systematic reviews and pooled data analyses that end […]

The H1N1 virus—known as swine flu—is one type of influenza A virus. Influenza A(H1N1) viruses still exist today. Scientists call it the A (H1N1)pdm09 virus. Influenza type A and type B viruses cause disease epidemics in people during flu season. During most years, this is the winter months. The H1N1 virus emerged during the 2009–2010 […]