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Released: 15-Sep-2021 3:15 AM EDT
خبير الرعاية الصحية في مايو كلينك يقدم نصائح لتسهيل التنفس عند الإصابة بداء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن
Mayo Clinic

داء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن (COPD) هو ثالث سبب رئيسي للوفاة في العالم، وفق منظمة الصحة العالمية. وهو مرض رئوي التهابي مزمن يتسبب في انسداد تدفق الهواء من الرئتين. يقدم جون كوستيلو، دكتور الطب، طبيب الأدوية الرئوية في مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية في لندن، نصائح للمصابين بداء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن حول طرق التنفس بشكل أسهل.

Released: 15-Sep-2021 3:10 AM EDT
Especialista da Mayo Clinic Healthcare oferece dicas para uma respiração mais confortável aos pacientes com doenças pulmonares obstrutivas crônicas
Mayo Clinic

A doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) é a terceira maior causa global de mortes, de acordo com a Organização Mundial da Saúde. John Costello, especialista em medicina pulmonar da Mayo Clinic Healthcare, em Londres, oferece dicas sobre como os pacientes de Covid podem respirar com mais conforto.

Released: 13-Sep-2021 7:05 AM EDT
Research Spotlights Significance of Social Support in TB Treatment
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Researcher has determined that social support plays a significant role in tearing down tuberculosis (TB) treatment barriers and improving patient adherence to treatments.

Newswise:Video Embedded patient-centered-protocols-help-eliminate-excess-opioid-use-after-lung-surgery
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9-Sep-2021 11:45 AM EDT
Patient-Centered Protocols Help Eliminate Excess Opioid Use after Lung Surgery
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Lung surgery patients who utilize a comprehensive, evidence-based enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program require fewer opioid prescriptions when discharged and this effect was sustained over the 4-year study period.

Released: 8-Sep-2021 10:55 AM EDT
First global study of wildfire pollution reveals increase in mortality rate
Monash University

The first study into the global impact of wildfire-related pollution and deaths comprehensively links short term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in the air and all-cause, respiratory and cardiovascular mortalities across cities and regions around the globe.

Released: 7-Sep-2021 6:40 PM EDT
Lung function appears to be unaffected after COVID-19 infection in young adults
European Lung Foundation

COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect the lung function of young adults, according to new research presented at the ‘virtual’ European Respiratory Society International Congress today (Tuesday).

1-Sep-2021 7:00 AM EDT
Decades After Toxic Exposure, 9/11 First Responders May Still Lower Their Risk of Lung Injury
NYU Langone Health

Losing weight and treating excess levels of fat in the blood may help prevent lung disease in firefighters exposed to dangerous levels of fine particles from fire, smoke, and toxic chemicals on Sept. 11, 2001, a new study shows.

Released: 1-Sep-2021 1:30 PM EDT
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation To Launch National Walk Day
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

The nationwide pulmonary fibrosis (PF) community will take a collective step forward to advance research, advocacy, and awareness in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's (PFF) National Walk Day on Saturday, Sept. 25, during Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month.

Newswise: The American Thoracic Society Announces Rebrand
Released: 1-Sep-2021 12:00 PM EDT
The American Thoracic Society Announces Rebrand
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Opening a new chapter in a long, storied history dating back to 1905, the American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce that it has completed a major rebrand which includes a new, elevated logo design and a refreshed mission statement asserting the Society’s leadership role in driving innovation in the respiratory space.

Newswise: Researcher receives $2.5 million grant to develop lung cancer treatment
Released: 31-Aug-2021 9:35 AM EDT
Researcher receives $2.5 million grant to develop lung cancer treatment
Indiana University

A researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a novel therapy to treat lung cancer.

27-Aug-2021 11:55 AM EDT
Human Mini-Lungs Grown in Lab Dishes are Closest Yet to Real Thing
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers developed first-of-their-kind lung organoids that include all cell types that make up the organ, allowing for “Phase 0” testing of new treatments for respiratory infections such as COVID-19.

30-Aug-2021 7:00 AM EDT
High Virus Count in the Lungs Drives COVID-19 Deaths
NYU Langone Health

A buildup of coronavirus in the lungs is likely behind the steep mortality rates seen in the pandemic, a new study finds. The results contrast with previous suspicions that simultaneous infections, such as bacterial pneumonia or overreaction of the body’s immune defense system, played major roles in heightened risk of death, the investigators say.

Released: 30-Aug-2021 4:20 PM EDT
Closing the gate on manganese could open doors to new drugs to treat pneumonia
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Drawing on SLAC facilities, Australian researchers have revealed how Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria obtain manganese from our bodies, which could lead to better therapies to target the pathogen.

Released: 30-Aug-2021 8:25 AM EDT
Proning manoeuvre dramatically improves COVID-19 patients’ blood oxygen levels
University of Bristol

A new protocol for prone positioning — a technique commonly used to treat COVID-19 patients in respiratory distress by turning them on to their front to increase oxygen flow to the lungs, is published in the Journal of Frailty and Aging. Researchers from the University of Bristol (UK) in collaboration with clinicians at the Royal United Hospital in Bath (UK), conducted a literature review of the manoeuvre to develop a standard protocol for the adjuvant treatment that can be used for COVID-19 patients at high risk of dying being treated in normal hospital wards.

Released: 30-Aug-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Houston Methodist researchers identify over 50 long-term effects of COVID-19
Houston Methodist

As COVID-19 hospitalizations once again soar in a fourth surge more than 18 months after the pandemic started, some patients continue to experience symptoms long after recovering from COVID, according to a Houston Methodist study recently published in Nature’s Scientific Reports.

Released: 24-Aug-2021 5:05 PM EDT
COVID or RSV?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Now that kids have gone back to day care, camp and school, at least some parts of life seem to be getting back to normal. But along with their crumpled-up artwork, kids are also bringing home germs. One virus in particular, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is causing concern while it circulates during what is typically its off-season. Here's what parents need to know about RSV, including how to differentiate it from COVID-19.

Released: 24-Aug-2021 11:55 AM EDT
Second Breath: Region's First Double Lung Transplant for COVID-19 Patient
UC San Diego Health

After more than 50 days on advanced life support, a multi-disciplinary team at UC San Diego Health helps a patient who contracted COVID-19 become a candidate for a successful double lung transplant. The transplant surgery was the first in the region performed on a COVID-19 patient.

Released: 24-Aug-2021 11:00 AM EDT
Breathing Support Improves Lung Function in Near-term Newborns
American Physiological Society (APS)

A new pre-clinical study in rabbits finds breathing support with an end-expiratory pressure improves lung function in near-term newborns with elevated lung liquid volumes at birth. The study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

Released: 24-Aug-2021 10:55 AM EDT
Why do short-lived lung infections lead to long-lasting lung damage?
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that two populations of stem cells in the lung multiply during and after a viral respiratory infection, sometimes triggering a detrimental remodeling process that can cause persistent lung disease long after the virus has been cleared.

Released: 24-Aug-2021 9:35 AM EDT
With short course of TB prevention for people living with HIV, completion soars
Ohio State University

People who are HIV positive and living in high tuberculosis-transmission regions of the world are much more likely to finish a TB-prevention regimen lasting just three months – half as long as the standard treatment, a large clinical trial in Africa has found.

Released: 23-Aug-2021 4:00 PM EDT
Nurse Leaders Instrumental in New State Law Ensuring Clean Air in Operating Rooms
University of Illinois Chicago

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a measure that requires hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in the state to adopt policies to ensure surgical smoke plume elimination with an appropriate evacuation system. 

Released: 23-Aug-2021 10:25 AM EDT
Lancet Respiratory Medicine study: Awake prone positioning can prevent intubation in covid-19 patients
RUSH

A six country clinical study of more than 1,100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients who required high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy suggests that prone positioning (rotating patients with severe breathing issues so they are face down) soon after admission can significantly reduce the need for mechanical ventilation.

Released: 20-Aug-2021 4:20 PM EDT
Preguntas y respuestas de Mayo Clinic: Beneficio de la rehabilitación pulmonar para la EPOC y otras afecciones del pulmón
Mayo Clinic

Beneficio de la rehabilitación pulmonar para la EPOC y otras afecciones del pulmón

Released: 20-Aug-2021 4:20 PM EDT
妙佑医疗国际问与答:肺康复对慢性阻塞性肺病患者和其他肺部疾病患者的益处
Mayo Clinic

尊敬的妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic):我的父亲罹患慢性阻塞性肺病多年,因病情恶化而住院治疗。医疗服务提供者建议我的父亲进行肺康复。他有点犹豫,不知道该如何是好。请问肺康复能为患有慢性阻塞性肺病的患者带来哪些好处?患有其他肺部疾病的人群您是否也建议肺康复?

Released: 20-Aug-2021 4:20 PM EDT
أسئلة وإجابات مايو كلينك: فوائد التأهيل الرئوي لداء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن وحالات الرئة المَرضية الأخرى
Mayo Clinic

السادة الأعزاء في مايو كلينك: والدي مصابٌ بداء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن منذ سنوات، إلا إنه أُدخِل إلى المستشفى بسبب تفاقم الأعراض المرتبطة بحالته. نصح مزود رعايته الصحية بضرورة بدء برنامج تأهيل رئوي. وهو متردد وغير متأكد بشأن ما يمكن توقعه. ما هي فوائد التأهيل الرئوي للمصابين بداء الانسداد الرئوي المزمن؟ هل توصون به للمصابين بحالات الرئة المَرضية الأخرى؟

Released: 20-Aug-2021 4:10 PM EDT
Benefícios da reabilitação pulmonar para a doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica e outras condições pulmonares
Mayo Clinic

Perguntas e respostas da Mayo Clinic: benefícios da reabilitação pulmonar para a doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica e outras condições pulmonares

Released: 20-Aug-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Moffitt Researchers Develop Model to Predict Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patient Outcomes to Immunotherapy
Moffitt Cancer Center

In a new article published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers describe a prediction model they have created that includes information calculated from computed tomography images that can identify non-small cell lung cancer patients who are not likely to respond to immunotherapy.

Released: 20-Aug-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Novel AI Blood Testing Technology Can ID Lung Cancers with High Accuracy
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center was found to detect over 90% of lung cancers in samples from nearly 800 individuals with and without cancer. 

Released: 19-Aug-2021 4:35 PM EDT
Focus on “Growing Stronger” for Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month in September
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

September is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month, presented by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) as a way to drive awareness of pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a debilitating, incurable lung disease. Learn more about the numerous endeavors intended to rejuvenate the fight against PF throughout September.

Released: 19-Aug-2021 3:00 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021
Newswise

Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

Released: 19-Aug-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Potential Overuse of Antibiotics Found in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Only 21 percent of patients with severe pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) have a documented bacterial superinfection at the time of intubation, resulting in potential overuse of antibiotics, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Released: 17-Aug-2021 1:35 PM EDT
Researchers to create new “breathing” lung model to study illnesses like COVID-19
McMaster University

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from McMaster and SickKids are developing a cutting-edge lung model that can better respond to viruses and drug treatments, giving scientists a tool to advance research in lung conditions like COVID-19, cystic fibrosis and allergens for asthma and air pollution.

   
Released: 16-Aug-2021 11:35 AM EDT
New Study Finds Fully Recovered COVID-19 Patients Do Not Suffer Permanent Lung Damage
Loyola Medicine

A new study suggests that patients who contract COVID-19 and completely recover from all symptoms do not show evidence of lasting damage to the lungs. The multicenter observational study looked at COVID-19 survivors who experienced asymptomatic, moderate or severe COVID-19 infections and underwent an unrelated elective lung operation for lung nodules or lung cancer sometime after recovery.

Released: 12-Aug-2021 11:35 AM EDT
Adoptive Cell Therapy Plus Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Promise in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Moffitt Cancer Center

Researchers in Moffitt Cancer Center’s Lung Cancer Center of Excellence believe a combination of checkpoint inhibitors with adoptive cell therapy could be the answer for non-small cell lung cancer patients. Results of their investigator-initiated phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab in combination with tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy was published today in Nature Medicine.

9-Aug-2021 9:20 AM EDT
Computational Evaluation of Drug Delivery Reveals Room for Inhalers Improvement
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Increased air pollution in recent years has exacerbated health risks for people who suffer from pulmonary diseases and these dynamics underscore the importance of increasing the efficacy of drug delivery devices that administer active pharmaceutical ingredients to treat respiratory illnesses. In Physics of Fluids, researchers describe developing a computational evaluation of drug delivery through both pressurized metered-dose inhalers and dry powder inhalers to determine how the process can be improved.

   
Released: 10-Aug-2021 8:50 AM EDT
Red Tide Respiratory Forecast is Now Operational
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System-Regional Association (GCOOS-RA)

The Red Tide Respiratory Forecast developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NOAA-NCCOS) in partnership with the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS), the state of Florida and others, is now fully supported and available to the public.

   
6-Aug-2021 4:30 PM EDT
Vaping Just Once Raises Oxidative Stress Levels in Nonsmokers, Increasing Disease Risk
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The risk that both tobacco and electronic cigarettes can pose to regular smokers’ health has been well documented, but a new UCLA study illustrates just how quickly vaping can affect the cells of even healthy younger nonsmokers.

Released: 9-Aug-2021 8:00 AM EDT
American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society/CHEST Foundation Grants to Fund Respiratory Health Equity Research
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The ATS Research Program today announced two new grant opportunities made possible by the American Lung Association/ATS/CHEST Foundation Respiratory Health Equity Research Award. Each grant provides $100,000 in funding per year for two years.

Released: 4-Aug-2021 2:05 PM EDT
A Study Reveals What Triggers Lung Damage During COVID-19
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

A KAIST immunology research team found that a specific subtype of macrophages that originated from blood monocytes plays a key role in the hyper-inflammatory response in SARS-CoV-2 infected lungs, by performing single-cell RNA sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cells.

Released: 4-Aug-2021 11:20 AM EDT
CHOP Researchers Develop Coating for Endotracheal Tubes that Releases Antimicrobial Peptides
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have created a coating that can be applied to endotracheal tubes and release antimicrobial peptides that target infectious bacteria with specificity. The innovation could reduce upper-airway bacterial inflammation during intubation, a situation that can lead to chronic inflammation and a condition called subglottic stenosis, the narrowing of the airway by an accumulation of scar tissue. The findings were published recently in the journal The Laryngoscope.

Released: 3-Aug-2021 7:45 AM EDT
Potential Biomarker Found for Lung Disease in Scleroderma Patients
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Researchers have discovered a protein that may predict disease severity for scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease, the leading cause of death for patients with the rare autoimmune condition. Higher circulating levels of the CTRP9 were associated with more severe lung disease, while low levels were associated with preserved function.

30-Jul-2021 10:25 AM EDT
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Identify Approach for Potential Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae Vaccine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Scientists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified two proteins that could be used for a potential vaccine against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). Working in a mouse model, the investigators found that administering two bacterial adhesive proteins that play a key role in helping the bacteria to latch on to respiratory cells and initiate respiratory tract infection stimulated protective immunity against diverse NTHi strains, highlighting the vaccine potential.

Released: 29-Jul-2021 11:00 AM EDT
Hopkins Med News Update
Johns Hopkins Medicine

NEWS STORIES IN THIS ISSUE: -Study: Race and Ethnicity May Impact Prevalence and Treatment of Heart Valve Dysfunction -Johns Hopkins Medicine Suggests Eliminating Nerve Cell Protein May Stop ALS, Dementia -Researchers Tell Doctors to Avoid Routine Urinary Tests for Older Patients with Delirium -Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Show How Air Pollution May Cause Chronic Sinusitis -Researchers ID Location on Brain Protein Linked to Parkinson’s Disease Development -COVID-19 News: The Return of Onsite Schooling — and How to Keep Your Kids Safe from COVID

Released: 27-Jul-2021 10:45 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian CDI Scientists Awarded NIH Grant for $6.4 Million to Pursue TB Vaccine
Hackensack Meridian Health

Focus of the work is bolstering B-cell immunity to help body beat bacteria

Released: 27-Jul-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Dr. Laurie Eldredge Receives ATS Research Program/American Lung Association Partner Grant
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The ATS Research Program and the American Lung Association have awarded Laurie Eldredge, MD, PhD, of the University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital a $100,000 Partner Grant. The ATS Research Program Partner Grants provide crucial support to talented investigators from around the world, launching careers dedicated to scientific discovery and better patient care.



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