The lung age reflects how well your lungs are performing compared to the average lung function of a healthy person of a similar age.

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with ...

A novel recovery index (RI) integrates desaturation degree, recovery time, and supplemental oxygen use, offering prognostic ...

Albumin-bilirubin grades are independently associated with the risk for all-cause mortality among ICU patients with pulmonary edema.

In fibrotic ILD, desaturation recovery post 6MWT is linked to disease progression, baseline disease severity, and transplant-free survival.

Blood sampling is a quick and accurate tool used to diagnose health conditions, like heart disease, diabetes, and liver function. Researchers at the ...

A case report highlights pulmonary siderosis in a welder with progressive dyspnea and recurrent infections, underscoring occupational history, possible systemic iron overload, and the need to monitor ...

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-associated chronic cough who received twice-daily oral extended release nalbuphine for 6 weeks had decreases in 24-hour cough frequency, according to data ...

Jupiter Endovascular, Inc., a medical technology company developing a new class of endovascular interventions using its proprietary Transforming Fixation (TFX) technology, today announced completion ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

According to Prof. Mayer Brezis, “the greatest barriers to patient safety are not technological or scientific – but cultural," such as the fear of legal consequences and institutional defensiveness.

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By replacing both breathing and circulatory buffering, a novel artificial lung bought critical time after lung removal, revealed irreversible damage, and made transplantation ...