PULMONARY DISEASES

Having turned around from the adverse effects of the pandemic, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (Mahindra Finance) has now diversified its customer base to focus on growing the used-vehicle financing business and to improve asset quality to boost profitability, vice chairman & CEO Ramesh Iyer said in an interview. Edited excerpts: What helped make […]

Justin Sutton was told his five-year-old daughter’s symptoms were simply part of having a common cold. However, just days later, his daughter Cassie would pass away from a dangerous but entirely preventable condition. Cassie, who was misdiagnosed with a cold, was actually fighting strep A — a type of bacteria that can cause sore throats, […]

A new study from Northwestern Medicine at Northwestern University found that COVID patients release much of the virus in their breath during the first eight days after showing symptoms. This can be as much as 1,000 copies of the virus per minute. This study is the first to directly measure how many copies of the […]

Researchers looking for root causes of long COVID work in the autopsy suite inside the Clinical Center at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images Researchers looking for root causes of long COVID work in the autopsy suite inside the […]

The latest wave of novel coronavirus infections in Japan shows no sign of slowing with the average number of fresh cases at medical institutions topping 20 for the first time since COVID-19 was downgraded as an infectious disease just like influenza.  For the week between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3, there were a total of 101,289 […]

The Global Pulmonary Function Testing Systems Market size is expected to grow from USD 141.8 Million in 2022 to USD 260.52 Million by 2030, at a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period (2023-2030). Market Overview: Pulmonary function tests are non-invasive tests that determine how well the lungs work. The tests measure lung volume, gas […]

People with lung problems such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face even larger risks from climate change, according to research. The findings of the research published in the European Respiratory Journal. The study puts together evidence on how the effects of climate change, including as heatwaves, wildfires, and flooding, would increase […]

Treatment Currently, there is no antibiotic treatment available and there is no vaccine to prevent infection. The influenza vaccine or “flu shot” will not protect a person from gastroenteritis, since the influenza virus does not cause gastroenteritis. When people are ill with vomiting and diarrhea, they should drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. Dehydration […]

People with cystic fibrosis (PwCF) taking elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) had increased levels of vitamin A and D but no change in levels of vitamin E or K, according to study findings published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. While highly effective modulator therapy like ETI has revolutionized care of PwCF, those with pancreatic insufficiencies typically require […]

Having to cope with halitosis, which is another name for bad breath, is unquestionably quite frustrating. It’s almost like a curse that follows you, and there’s nothing you can do to get rid of it. Consuming a specific type of food might trigger this reaction. But other people have it worse, dealing with chronic bad […]

Coherent Market Insights provides this information in its research report, titled “Visual Impairment Market Size, Share, Growth and Report Forecast 2023-2030”. Vision impairment, commonly known as vision loss, refers to a set of illnesses marked by the inability or diminished ability to perceive an item. It is caused by a variety of eye illnesses, as […]

The annual NHS flu vaccination programme for children aged 2 to 3 years, school age children and children over 6 months with certain health conditions is getting underway. Parents will receive invites from next week. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England are calling on parents to make sure children’s consent forms are […]

Like Nowhere Else – Dan’s Story Video Transcript (SPEECH)[SOFT MUSIC] (DESCRIPTION)A man in an orange jacket and hat walks in the snow. (SPEECH)DAN: Hi. I’m Dan Novy. I live in Gully, Minnesota now. I’ve been a welder for the majority of my life. (DESCRIPTION)He sits in a living room next to a woman. (SPEECH)This is […]

PRESS RELEASE Published September 8, 2023 Pollutants and allergens can be a trigger for people who suffer from respiratory diseases. With lung cancer becoming the leading cause of mortality in the world, health care workers are trying to find a solution to reduce the risk factors.  For people who own pets, animal dander and fur […]

In a recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, researchers conducted a prospective cohort analysis over two years to systematically characterize the evolution and clinical presentation of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition (PCC), including the factors associated with PCC onset and recovery and the different subsyndromes that might be present. Study: Determinants of […]

OVER the coming weeks, millions of children will be flooding into school classrooms all over the UK. Along with their shiny new lunchboxes, parents will send their kids off with hopes they enrich their minds, have fun, make lots of friends and don’t bring home any nasty bugs. 1 Children are likely to pick up […]

“We developed this easy, cheap method and used it to collect over 300 breath samples from 44 patients over the course of their infections — multiple samples a day over multiple days,” Lane said. With this new device, investigators detected viral RNA in 100% of specimens collected from COVID-positive patients who were within 10 days […]

PRESS RELEASE Published September 7, 2023 Global Industrial Gas Sensors Market Size/Share Worth USD 1,348.1 million by 2026 at a 6.4% CAGR: Fortune Business Insights (Analysis, Outlook, Leaders, Report, Trends, Forecast, Segmentation, Growth, Growth Rate, Value) The Global Industrial Gas Sensors Market is Projected to Grow USD 1,348.1 million at a CAGR of 6.4% During […]