More articles about: Lungs and Breathing
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Pulse oximeters missed low oxygen levels in more Black veterans than white veterans
Study reveals the pervasiveness of the medical devices’ skin-color bias.
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Older mice with flu helped with nanoparticle therapy
Findings could eventually translate to therapeutics to improve outcomes from respiratory illness in people.
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A decade later, some veterans find it hard to breathe
Exposure to burn pits, sandstorms and other hazards could cause lung damage—but proving it is difficult.
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Drugs showing promise in cancer trials reduce scarring for scleroderma
The findings could lead to repurposing drugs for patients with the sometimes-fatal condition.
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Living better with severe asthma and allergy
Two physicians and a patient discuss how to improve control of asthma and allergy symptoms—and how to advocate for treatment.
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Pulse oximeters are less accurate in Black children
Black children hospitalized with critical illness were more likely to have unrecognized low oxygen levels than White children due to inaccurate pulse oximeter readings, findings consistent with the same health disparity seen in adults.
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Nanoparticle reduces skin and lung scarring for scleroderma, mouse study finds
The findings provide promise of targeted treatment for patients with the disease.
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Disruption in lung cell repair may underlie acute respiratory distress syndrome in COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases
A study suggests potential avenues of research to develop new therapies to improve survival and prevent chronic lung disease in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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How a child’s critical illness impacts school and work absences following hospitalization
2 in 3 children in study missed school following discharge, with absences averaging 2 weeks; more than half of primary caregivers missed work.
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His shortness of breath signaled a deeper, underlying issue
A rare autoimmune disease, myositis, caused one man to need a double lung transplant. Now that he’s recovered, he’s back to his favorite activities once again.
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When all else failed, biologics helped her breathe again
Biologics are a newer class of drugs that can reduce severe inflammation, and were a life changing therapy for Marlena McCree, after a U-M lung specialist diagnosed her with eosinophilic asthma.
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Pathologists find evidence of pre-existing chronic lung disease in people with long COVID
Some symptoms may be caused by damage developed before patients contracted the coronavirus.
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Taking care of your lungs during COVID and beyond
In the wake of the pandemic, a pulmonologist provides advice on protecting your often-overlooked lung health.
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Patients with rare scleroderma have deadlier organ damage, despite getting standard treatment
Researchers say it’s a sign that more targeted therapies are needed for the vulnerable patient population.
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Unique asthma therapy helps woman breathe easier
For asthma, a novel treatment called bronchial thermoplasty may be an option, like it was for this grandmother and avid exerciser.
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