PULMONARY DISEASES

Saratoga County resident Thomas Millington, age 39, of Milton, was arrested Saturday, June 3, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined that Millington had sexual intercourse with a victim under 17 years old. He is charged with third-degree rape, a class E felony. Millington was arraigned in the Milton Town Court, where a […]

Much of North Carolina is under a Code Orange air quality alert Tuesday and Wednesday due to smoke from wildfires in Canada. The Raleigh skyline will appear overcast or hazy on Tuesday and Wednesday, and more than 73 million Americans are under an air quality alert. Wildfires in Canada are causing a spike in air […]

Women with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who seasonally experience short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter 2.5 microns or less in diameter (PM2.5) have an elevated risk for COPD exacerbations, according to a study in Thorax. Researchers in Canada sought to estimate the relationship between short-term exposures to NO2, PM2.5, […]

LIMA — People with asthma, COPD and other respiratory conditions should limit their time outdoors Tuesday as wildfire smoke from Canada has reached the Lima region, bringing air pollutants that may cause difficulty breathing and throat irritation for sensitive populations, according to Accuweather.com and the National Weather Service. The NWS Wilmington station issued an air […]

Young adults with asthma have a significant financial burden of disease, with a considerable loss of income observed in patients with severe disease, according to study findings published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Researchers sought to determine the cost of asthma in Denmark across disease severities compared with the general population. Data were linked on […]

Quick-thinking youngsters and a good Samaritan have been praised for helping an unresponsive young woman who had an asthma attack on Seaton beach. The emergency services and Beer Coastguard Rescue Team were called to Seaton beach on Sunday afternoon (June 4) following a report a young woman was having severe difficulty breathing. The Coastguard team […]

hMPV spreads through respiratory secretions, such as coughing and sneezing, as well as close personal contact (Image: Shutterstock) Mild symptoms of hMPV can be managed with over-the-counter medications for pain, fever, and congestion, with recovery usually taking around 10 days Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), a respiratory virus with similar symptoms to COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) […]

(Photo : by MEGAN ALBU/AFP via Getty Images)Entrance, Wild Hay area, Alberta, Canada on May 10, 2023. The latest weather forecast said that the wildfire in Canada could bring air quality concerns in the United States due to the smoke. The recent wildfires in Canada caused the United States smoke and air quality concerns. The […]

The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to two years of mounting waves of illness and death, affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. Even after the outbreak’s severity subsided, the potential long-term sequelae of the infection or COVID-19 vaccination continue to be a matter of concern. A new paper […]

The Kansas City area is under an air quality alert as an unhealthy level of ozone pollution is expected for the second day in a row, according to the Mid-America Regional Council’s daily SkyCast. The alert indicates that an unhealthy level of ground-level ozone is expected in the Kansas City region. The amount of pollution […]

‘Iron lungs’ were used to ventilate patients in polio epidemics in the 1950s.Credit: Science History Images/Alamy The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care Hannah Wunsch Greystone Books (2023) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought home the central role of intensive care units (ICUs) in saving the lives of those […]

A version of this story was originally published by 100 Days in Appalachia. A 45-minute drive northwest of Asheville, Hot Springs, North Carolina, is an iconic Appalachian Trail town – in fact, the trail weaves through the heart of downtown. Hot Springs is rarified air in a Blue Ridge Mountain valley, open-armed, embracing.  But as […]

In a recent article published in JAMA Network Open, researchers performed a cohort study on a voluntary cohort in the United States (US) who opted to share data of surveillance collected using smartphone applications attached to commercially available thermometers.  This data encompassed body temperature measurements of multiple household members of participating households for October 2019 […]

The wildfires in Canada have caused a spike in air pollution that’s now affecting North Carolinians. Depending on where you are in the Triangle, you may see a little haze when you step outside today. Smoke from those wildfires more than 1,000 miles away could make it’s way into our area in the next couple of […]

‘36% of people who develop Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have died. While there is no cause for alarm, scientists are stepping up the search for a vaccine.’ A coronavirus, apparently originating in animals before spreading to humans, causing severe respiratory illness. It may sound like a familiar story but it takes a very different turn […]

Air pollutants are linked to respiratory health issues: What sources are responsible for their release into the atmosphere? The combustion of fossil fuels or industrial operations releases the colourless gases sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. Both substances can harm the lungs and airways, aggravating cardiovascular illnesses in people who already have them. Another possibility for […]

In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal, researchers compared the expected and actual changes in life expectancy from 2019 to 2020 to assess the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related loss of life expectancy in 27 countries. Study: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy in 27 countries. Image Credit: ANDREI_SITURN/Shutterstock.com Background The COVID-19 […]

The non-structural protein 1 (Nsp1) produced by coronaviruses appears to inhibit host protein synthesis in infected cells. Previous studies have shown that the C-terminal domain (CTD) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Nsp1 binds to the small ribosomal subunit and inhibits translation. However, it remains unknown whether this is a mechanism that […]

The Respiratory Devices Market size is projected to be valued at US$ 24.2 Billion in 2023 and is expected to rise to US$ 55.9 Billion by 2033. The sales of respiratory devices are expected to grow at a significant CAGR of 8.7% during the forecast period. The prevalence of tobacco use and the rising incidence […]

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has a look at your Monday evening forecast!   Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Monday evening everyone, its been a warm and beautiful day across Kentucky once again. But here are todays weather headlines to track the coming week. First order of business is the haze and smoke diving into […]