PULMONARY DISEASES

Bengal News: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has been admitted to the hospital due to breathing problem. Due to difficulty in breathing on Saturday afternoon, his physical problems suddenly increased. He has been admitted to the ICU of Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata. After getting information about Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s condition, an ambulance was sent […]

Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive disease case countsFor each country or territory, weekly invasive disease cases from Jan 1, 2018, to Jan 2, 2022 (four complete International Organization for Standardization years), were plotted against the weekly Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker stringency index value in 2020–21. The vertical dashed line indicates the week in which pandemic response […]

Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD). (Photo: Mark Ferguson) While Saskatchewan is not currently experiencing record levels of wildfires this summer, severe drought conditions exist in areas throughout the province. “Saskatchewan has been severely affected by a boreal forest drought and prairie drought leaving low soil moisture in the southwest and south, including a hydrological drought on […]

Japan’s health ministry admitted to a second “undeniable” causal relationship between a COVID-19 vaccination and death after a hitherto healthy teenager was found unresponsive following a third inoculation against the novel coronavirus. According to a paper by a research team from Tokushima University, which conducted a judicial autopsy at the request of Tokushima prefectural police, […]

A high comorbidity burden among veterans hospitalized with COVID-19 infection is associated with longer admissions, higher rates of rehospitalization, and increased illness severity.  These study results were published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. In an ongoing, prospective cohort study, researchers examined early outcomes of COVID-19 infection among hospitalized veterans at 15 Department of Veterans Affairs […]

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an extremely common virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages. In healthy people, symptoms of RSV infection are usually mild, like the common cold, and resolve in about a week. RSV can, however, cause severe illness or death in vulnerable individuals of any age. Usually, RSV illness is seasonal, […]

Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles, died at the age of 77 in Los Angeles due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), announced the legendary rock band on Thursday. COPD affects nearly 16 million Americans, making it a prevalent and serious health issue in the country. This article will provide an […]

Randall Herman Meisner was best known as an American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the Eagles. Throughout his professional musical career, Meisner’s main role was that of bassist and backing high-harmony vocalist as a group member and session musician. As a child, he fell in love with music and began taking lessons and […]

David Hodgson, founder of Hollo Medical, founded the Bre-Z chamber inhaler, the world’s first pocket-sized inhaler which helped him win $50,000 at the 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Take a deep breath, because treating asthma just got a lot easier after local Canadian medical student David Hodgson created the world’s first-ever pocket-sized inhaler, which helped […]

Are we in a summer COVID surge? It’s starting to look that way. In Los Angeles County, the test positivity rate has ticked up in recent weeks, from just under 3% in April to 6.64% on average for the past seven days, according to the county public health tracker. The CDC reports COVID-19 hospitalizations are […]

The majority of New Zealand’s population has now had Covid-19 – but what about Long Covid? Some studies show that about 10-20%​ of people infected with Covid-19 may go on to develop long Covid. However, others show those who were infected with Omicron were significantly less likely to be impacted by long term symptoms. Among […]

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) – Alachua County Public Schools Communications director Jackie Johnson sat down with TV20′s Alexus Goings about the changes happening in the upcoming school year. Topics regarding a new African-American studies curriculum, LGBTQ+ laws, preparation, and overall back-to-school basics. In addition to that, one new law that provides health care services to […]

July 27, 2023 BOSTON (July 27, 2023) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone. Sensitive groups include people with lung disease such as asthma, older adults, children and teenagers, and people who are active outdoors. The areas that are predicted […]

Following the death of the Eagles bassist, many people’s attention has been drawn to Randy Meisner’s sickness. Before he passes away, let’s learn more about his health. Randy Meisner was a well-known American musician who rose to fame as the band’s original lead singer. Meisner also played bass and sang harmony vocals in the background. […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers measured the association between reproduction number (Rt), a weekly measure of real-time severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission and time-varying coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation policies between September 6, 2020, and November 27, 2021, a period of 64 weeks across 51 states in […]

Source/Disclosures Disclosures: The study authors report no relevant financial disclosures. Polkey reports being a paid consultant for Philips Respironics, receiving speaker fees from Genzyme Sanofi and a patent held by his institution for modification of a ventilator to increase FiO2. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an […]

There has been a surge in the number of people seeking breathing space from their debts while corporate insolvencies are running at levels not seen for 13 years, according to official figures. The Insolvency Service data covering England and Wales during the second quarter of the year showed 6,342 companies were registered as insolvent in […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently reported a case of MERS-CoV (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus) in a 28-year-old from Abu Dhabi, who did not have a history of contact with animals such as dromedary camels, sheep and goats known to transmit the infection to humans. Neither did he have contact with someone who […]

We are all affected by air pollution but some of us suffer a greater burden than others. An analysis published by the mayor of London has laid out the systematic air pollution differences between communities. Overall, people of black or mixed ethnicities are more likely to live in the most polluted places. There is ample […]

An alveolar macrophage-like cell is seen in detail with transmission electron microscopy. Credit: Texas Biomed The development of a new cell culture model for human alveolar macrophages is set to propel research into respiratory illnesses. This innovation will aid in the exploration of a variety of conditions such as COVID-19, tuberculosis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and […]