In other words, a non-painful stimulus – like when you rub your shin after walking into a table – can overtake slower pain ...

People in rural areas are at greater risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to a variety of factors. We explain why.

Patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis who received nerandomilast showed improved forced vital capacity from baseline ...

Spirometry was first invented in the 1840s by an English surgeon called John Hutchinson, who realised that lung volume or forced vital capacity was related to mortality. 185 years later, spirometry is ...

The global remote patient monitoring market, valued at US$24.39 billion in 2023, is forecasted to grow at a robust CAGR of 12 ...

The following is a summary of “Development of the pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary vascular resistance, six minute walk distance, B-type natriuretic peptide, age (PVD-B65) risk score for patients with ...

The latest data from the Florida Health Department shows an increase in both positive flu cases and emergency department ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is present in >10% of all people admitted to critical care and is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Despite more than half a century since its ...

For surgeons already split on their preference of inhaled pulmonary vasodilator to prevent postoperative right ventricular (RV) failure, a shifting market is not helping decision-making, as ...

It is a symptom of many conditions that affect the respiratory system. Shortness of breath can range from mild and temporary to serious and long lasting. It is sometimes difficult to diagnose and ...

Though all of these viruses affect the respiratory system, they differ in their symptoms, causes, treatment, diagnosis, and severity. Read on to learn how hMPV differs from these other viruses. Human ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis (also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF) are both serious lifelong diseases that make it hard for you to breathe.