PHOENIX – You may not think that an asthma attack is something that can kill someone, but it absolutely can, and a grieving family from Glendale is trying to get the word out that asthma can be deadly. 6-month-old Juniper Evelyn Ramirez is surrounded by a family who deeply loves her. Sadly, her father is […]

Objectives: Patient-ventilator asynchrony is often observed during mechanical ventilation and is associated with higher mortality. We hypothesized that patient-ventilator asynchrony causes lung and diaphragm injury and dysfunction. Design: Prospective randomized animal study. Setting: University research laboratory. Subjects: Eighteen New Zealand White rabbits. Interventions: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) model was established by depleting surfactants. Each […]

Maria Komariah,1,* Shakira Amirah,2,* Sidik Maulana,3 Muhammad Fahd Abdurrahman,2 Kusman Ibrahim,4 Hesti Platini,4 Juan Alessandro Jeremis Maruli Nura Lele,5 Kelvin Kohar,6 Laili Rahayuwati,7 Mohd Khairul Zul Hasymi Firdaus8 1Department of Fundamental Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 2Undergraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia; 3Nursing Internship Program, Faculty of Nursing, […]

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation and represents one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 Phenotyping of COPD patients by clinical features and biomarkers can inform decision-making and prognostication.2 Numerous biomarkers are routinely used to diagnose COPD, evaluate disease severity, and assess response […]

Many African Americans with clear symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) don’t get a formal diagnosis because current diagnostic tools might not work as well for them, a study finds. Lung structure differences among African Americans that result in scores higher than the cutoff used to diagnose COPD appear to be behind the misdiagnoses. […]

As per DelveInsight, the Emphysema Market is anticipated to evolve immensely in the coming years owing to the rising cases in 7MM, improvement in diagnostic approaches, a better understanding of the disease, and the launch of new therapies in the market. DelveInsight’s “Emphysema Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast 2032” report delivers an in-depth understanding […]

PHILADELPPHIA (WPVI) — When emphysema develops, the lungs lose their ability for two-way airflow. A strategic surgery helps patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far and wide to Philadelphia. Mimi Kelley loves cycling around her Florida home with her husband. One day a few years ago, she had to stop, unable […]

(This is) Air at the NGV Courtesy of Nic Brunsdon This year’s National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Architectural Commission was inspired by that notion. Called (This is) Air, it resembles a massive balloon, standing 14 metres high when fully inflated. It will inflate and deflate over the course of a day, appearing to breathe, and […]

The unique daily routine that has prevented an Australian professor from contracting Covid-19… or any form of cold and flu for three years Prof Don Campbell uses heparin-based nasal spray He believes it has protected him from catching virus By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:46 BST, 17 July 2023 | Updated: 12:38 […]

Wildfire haze over the Brooklyn Bridge on June 30. Photo: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images With Canada’s worst-ever wildfire season raging on, it was only a matter of time until the haze from thousands of square miles of scorched forest would drift back down to New York. A little over a month after a smokepocalypse tinged […]

Alberta Lung’s Walk to Breathe fundraiser runs from July 17 to Sept. 4 to help fund research and support those affected by lung disease. The goal for the 2023 virtual event is to raise $100,000 to fund several Alberta Lung programs including a lung transplant recovery facility in Edmonton called Breathing Space which will be […]

3-minute read New Jersey’s air quality is expected to dip into the “moderate” category beginning Monday as fine particulate pollution and ozone builds in the atmosphere across the region. Traces of Canadian wildfire smoke are blowing across New Jersey and will continue through Tuesday. Northwesterly winds will carry smoke from Canadian wildfires into the Lower […]

Grieving parents who lost their nine-year-old boy last week say their son died after a severe asthma attack made worse by wildfire smoke engulfing parts of British Columbia. Amber Vigh said her youngest son, Carter, died in the emergency room with his parents at his side at 7:20 p.m. PT last Tuesday. “They tried everything … I just stood […]

The newly published report by IMARC Group, titled “Common Cold Market: Epidemiology, Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity, and Forecast 2023-2033″, presents a comprehensive analysis of the common cold market size. The report provides an overview of the market trends, growth prospects, investment opportunities, and industry prospects, as well as an analysis of the disease […]

The FDA has announced the approval of nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus) to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) in neonates and infants entering, or born during their first RSV season, according to a press release from the federal agency. Additionally, nirsevimab-alip is approved for children up to 24 months that remain vulnerable to […]

33 Listen to the audio version of the article Outbreak of bird flu A/H5N1 in cats in Poland, where around thirty genetically related cases were recorded in 2 weeks. The World Health Organization (WHO) gave the news, specifying that it was the “first report of a large number of infected cats in a large geographical […]

Results of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine show that oseltamivir is not associated with reduced risk for all-cause hospitalization among patients with influenza virus infection. Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) to assess the efficacy and safety of oseltamivir in preventing hospitalization among adults and adolescents with […]

In the last two years, more than half a billion birds have died globally. The cause isn’t deforestation or climate change or the destruction of grasslands — all of which are contributing to the precipitous decline of wild birds — but avian influenza, i.e., bird flu. The majority of these birds were farmed chickens and […]

The current outbreaks of avian influenza (also called bird flu) have caused devastation in animal populations, including poultry, wild birds, and some mammals, and harmed farmers’ livelihoods and the food trade. Although largely affecting animals, these outbreaks pose ongoing risks to humans. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented global health crisis, affecting millions of lives around the world. Among the most vulnerable populations during this time have been adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Their susceptibility to both the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic has raised concerns and highlighted the need for […]

















