PULMONARY DISEASES

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers explore the virological features of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) XBB variant. Study: Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants. Image Credit: Kichigin / Shutterstock.com What is the XBB variant? In December 2022, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants were […]

Visiongain Reports Ltd As per the report by Visiongain, the global Therapeutic Respiratory Devices Market was valued at US$59.49 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.02% during the forecast period 2023-2033. Visiongain has published a new report entitled Therapeutic Respiratory Devices 2023-2033: Forecasts by Product (Inhalers (Metered Dose Inhalers, Dry Powder […]

LONDON, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cystic fibrosis (CF), a challenging genetic disorder affecting the lungs and digestive system, has experienced remarkable advancements in therapeutics, instilling hope and enhancing the quality of life for those affected. This progressive disease involves the production of thick mucus, chronic lung infections, and compromised digestion. The realm of CF therapeutics […]

Photo: Ivan Alvarado (Reuters) Air. It’s everywhere. It’s invisible. And frequently it’s so full of germs and particles that some call air “the new poop.” Indoors, it’s hard to quickly assess whether the air you’re breathing is clean or not. But determining that could have made people less sick during the pandemic. “The COVID-19 crisis […]

Housing mobility program transforms asthma management in children | Image Credit: © onlynuta – © onlynuta – stock.adobe.com. Substantial improvements in asthma morbidity were seen among children whose families relocated through a housing mobility program. The study explored potential mediating factors and found that measures of stress, including social cohesion, neighborhood safety, and urban stress, […]

More than one-third of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have metabolic syndrome (MetS), and those with this comorbidity are at higher risk for stroke, coronary artery disease, and mortality, according to study findings reported in Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease. Metabolic syndrome is a common comorbidity of COPD. Researchers in Thailand sought to […]

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert effective until 6 a.m. Friday, May 19 for the entire state of Minnesota. A band of heavy, ground-level smoke from wildfires in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan is currently moving along a cold front in northwestern Minnesota. The smoke will continue to move south […]

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department has issued a health advisory for sensitive groups due to smoke from wildfires occurring in Alberta and British Colombia, Canada. Smoke may periodically reach levels that are unhealthy for children, older adults and those with asthma, lung disease, other respiratory conditions or heart disease. “Northerly winds combined with heavy smoke […]

This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own. Michael Pecha had been battling through chroninc obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for quite a while. The truck driver from Crest Hill said it definitely affected his work…and life in general. “I couldn’t walk 20 feet without stopping to take […]

Why Are Allergies Worse This Year? Allergies are worse this year and have been worsening over the last few years because seasonal allergy-inducing pollen counts are developing earlier and lasting longer each year. People with allergies often experience sneezing, congestion, itchy eyes and sinus pressure. Research suggests that climate change is a significant factor in […]

Union City Schools MURFREESBORO, TN — “My mom told me when I was little that I wasn’t normal and that people were going to talk about the cystic fibrosis. She also told me to not let it get in my way. And I haven’t.” According to a release from Union City Schools, high school junior […]

A total of 15 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. One person succumbed to the infection. A 58-year-old woman from Tiruchi, who had hypertension and disseminated malignancy with lung metastasis, was admitted to a private hospital on May 11 with fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. She tested positive for COVID-19 […]

COVID-19 is not the same focal point it was three years ago, but there are still certain precautions and practices in place to keep the general public safe. Recently, both the United States government and the World Health Organization have declared that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. Despite hitting this […]

In a recent study published in the JAMA Pediatrics Journal, researchers assessed changes in the severity and epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in the pediatric population during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) waves. Study: Shifting Epidemiology and Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Image Credit: JarunOntakrai/Shutterstock.com Background A resurgence in […]

(ABC 6 News) – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for the entire state of Minnesota. The alert will be in effect until 6:00 a.m. on Friday, May 19. The MPCA said a band of very heavy ground-level smoke from wildfires in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan is moving along […]

Unrelenting Canadian wildfires are now affecting the United States, with states more than 1,000 miles away from the wildfires experiencing poor air quality on Wednesday. Fires have burned for weeks in Alberta, Canada, after an early start to the wildfire season. According to statistics from the Alberta government, approximately 1 million acres in the Alberta […]

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HONG KONG : A shrinking land bank and sluggish property demand are likely to hamper the plans of a growing number of private Chinese developers who have defaulted on their debt and are restructuring it to win breathing room to revive their fortunes. Those hurdles could hinder the drastic improvements in sales and liquidity the […]

In a recent study published in PNAS, researchers performed a retrospective cohort study among patients hospitalized on suspicion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) between March and August 2020 in Brazil to investigate whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused hyperglycemia. However, the final study cohort comprised only those patients who tested reverse transcription-polymerase […]