Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects nearly 12 million people in the U.S. alone and is the third leading cause of death worldwide. High levels of immune molecules known as cytokines, which can damage the lungs, ...
Nov 25, 2024
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a leading cause of disability and death in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. More than 12.5 million people in the U.S. have a diagnosis of COPD, but millions ...
Nov 21, 2024
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A number of adults with outpatient medically attended respiratory syncytial virus (MA-RSV) infection experience hospitalization within 28 days, with a higher proportion among high-risk subgroups, according to a study published ...
Nov 21, 2024
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We live longer and longer, and as we age, a lot of us develop a series of health issues and chronic diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is found in around 600 million individuals globally. ...
Nov 20, 2024
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Researchers are exploring how small airway abnormalities in younger smokers could help identify who is at risk of developing COPD and establish how the chronic lung disease progresses. The article is published in the September ...
Nov 14, 2024
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People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe strokes than people without ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Health care providers treating people with COPD also need to focus on the person's socioeconomic factors, along with considering their additional health conditions or comorbidities, according to a new article. The article ...
Nov 7, 2024
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University of California, San Francisco and the University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have identified a link between social isolation and increased mortality among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
South Korean researchers have developed a new technology that can recognize and detect lung diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), lung fibrosis, asthma, etc., by utilizing multi-sensory sensing information ...
Nov 5, 2024
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A study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine involving more than 200,000 adults found that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a 29% increase in risk for developing dyslipidemia, a condition involving abnormal ...
Nov 1, 2024
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