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Newswise: American Thoracic Society (ATS) Physicians Holding Up the World
Released: 25-Sep-2024 8:05 AM EDT
American Thoracic Society (ATS) Physicians Holding Up the World
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Over 90 percent of people around the world are exposed to unhealthy air, according to the World Health Organization. In 2019, ambient air pollution was responsible for 4.2 million premature deaths. That’s roughly the number of people who visit Manhattan on a typical weekday.

Newswise: Hierarchical Carbon Nanotube-Decorated Polyacrylonitrile Smart Textiles for Wearable Biomonitoring
Released: 25-Sep-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Hierarchical Carbon Nanotube-Decorated Polyacrylonitrile Smart Textiles for Wearable Biomonitoring
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Independent of the temperature and humidity carried by the airflow, portable respiratory sensors are capable of continuously detecting respiratory intensity and frequency. Respiratory monitoring assesses physiological status and potential disease, preventing the escalation of adverse health conditions through early detection of recurrent wheezing, sleep apnoea and diabetes-induced kussmaul breathing.

   
Newswise: Patients Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery Impacted by Wildfire Disasters, According to New Findings
23-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Patients Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery Impacted by Wildfire Disasters, According to New Findings
American Cancer Society (ACS)

New research by scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows patients impacted by a wildfire disaster while recovering from lung cancer surgery have a longer in-hospital length of stay (LOS) than similar patients treated at the same facility at times when no disasters happened. The findings will be presented at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium in San Francisco, September 27 – 28, 2024.

   
Newswise: UAlbany Researchers Identify New Driver of Antimicrobial Resistance
Released: 20-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
UAlbany Researchers Identify New Driver of Antimicrobial Resistance
University at Albany, State University of New York

UAlbany researchers have identified a genetic mechanism that allows antimicrobial resistance to spread among Klebsiella pneumoniae — the third leading cause of blood infections globally.

Released: 19-Sep-2024 8:05 AM EDT
A New Ventilator-on-a-Chip Model to Study Lung Damage
Ohio State University

For the first time, scientists are able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the lungs.

Released: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Global Challenges After a Global Challenge: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Newswise

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected not only individual lives but also the world and global systems, both natural and human-made. Besides millions of deaths and environmental challenges, the rapid spread of the infection and its very high socioeconomic impact have affected healthcare, economic status and wealth, and mental health across the globe. To better appreciate the pandemic's influence, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are needed. In this paper, together with world-leading scientists from different backgrounds we share collectively our views about the pandemic's footprint and discuss challenges that face the international community.

Newswise: Nadia Hansel Named Director of Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine
Released: 12-Sep-2024 12:45 PM EDT
Nadia Hansel Named Director of Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Nadia Hansel, M.D., a pulmonary and critical care physician and expert in the environmental determinants of obstructive lung diseases, has been named director of the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and physician-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Hansel is the William Osler Professor of Medicine. She is the first woman to lead the storied Department of Medicine in its 131-year history.

Newswise: Wearable Lung Patch Uses Deep Learning to Detect Asthma and COPD
Released: 12-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Wearable Lung Patch Uses Deep Learning to Detect Asthma and COPD
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

A pilot study shows that a new wearable lung sensor combined with deep learning can automatically detect wheezes, a common indicator of asthma and COPD

   
Newswise: New national survey shows hesitancy about vaccines this fall
11-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New national survey shows hesitancy about vaccines this fall
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

With flu season just around the corner and COVID-19 cases on the rise, a new nationwide survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center reveals hesitancy around vaccines this fall. The new data comes just as this year’s flu shot rolls out and following the FDA’s approval of an updated round of COVID-19 vaccines.

Newswise: New, Rare Type of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified by MSK Research Team
Released: 11-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New, Rare Type of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified by MSK Research Team
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A team of doctors and researchers at MSK have identified a new, rare type of small cell lung cancer that primarily affects younger people who have never smoked. Learn how one 19-year-old patient sparked a detective story.

Newswise: Mark Awad Named Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
9-Sep-2024 5:00 PM EDT
Mark Awad Named Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Mark Awad, MD, PhD, has been appointed Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service within the Solid Tumor Oncology Division, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).

Released: 9-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights Special Edition: 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. This special edition features compelling data on lung cancer advances presented by MD Anderson researchers at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

   
Released: 9-Sep-2024 8:05 AM EDT
CSA Medical Raises $53 Million in Series D Financing to Support PMA of the RejuvenAir System
CSA Medical

CSA Medical Inc., developer of The RejuvenAir® System, a Breakthrough Medical Device advancing the power of liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, today announced the completion of an oversubscribed $53 million Series D preferred stock equity financing.

Newswise: TGF-Beta and RAS Signaling Are Both Required for Lung Cancer Metastasis, Study Finds
Released: 6-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
TGF-Beta and RAS Signaling Are Both Required for Lung Cancer Metastasis, Study Finds
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MSK researchers have identified two signaling pathways that work together to spur the spread of lung cancer. Taking away one of those signals could help slow or stop metastasis, findings in animal models suggest.

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Released: 4-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Immune Cells Prevent Lung Healing After Viral Infection
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators involved in a multicenter study co-led by Cedars-Sinai discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs’ protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19. The findings, published in Nature, may lead to new therapeutic treatment options.

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Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
How to Survive Flu Season 2024
Cedars-Sinai

Back to school, cooler weather, a whiff of pumpkin spice in the air. Yes, it’s flu shot time.

Released: 26-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Internationally recognized cancer expert joins UCI Health as cancer center deputy director
University of California, Irvine

Internationally recognized cancer expert Dr. Miguel A. Villalona-Calero has joined the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center as its deputy director and chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.



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