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Smokers beware: Chronic cough, shortness of breath could be COPD
Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...
The Lancet12h
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: new therapies and old needs
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a manifestation of structural violence, the process through which societies ...
Healthline1d
How to Mentally Recover from a Severe COPD Attack
During and after an exacerbation, mental recovery involves taking care of both your physical and mental health. Resting, ...
Woman with ALS explains "Medical Aid in Dying" decision: "I don't want more time as a patient"
MAID is currently legal in 10 states and Washington, D.C., but eight other states are considering similar laws this year.
Knowridge7d
First new treatment for asthma and COPD in half a century – new study
If these trials confirm the findings, benralizumab could become the first new therapy approved for eosinophilic exacerbations ...
EurekAlert!9d
NTU Singapore’s TARIPH Centre leads multi-institution research program with first national research grant for lung health
Centre, a national research platform led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore’s (NTU Singapore) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), will lead a multi-institutional research ...
Healthline15d
What a Spirometry Test Score Can Tell You About Your COPD
A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments. Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Getty Images Spirometry is an important tool for ...
CNN15d
CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
Because public health agencies have learned that these patients had bird flu days or weeks after the person became ill, it has hampered efforts to find out how they were exposed and make sure they ...
London Evening Standard16d
NHS patients dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours, damning report finds
Patients are dying in corridors and sometimes going undiscovered for hours, while sick people are being left to soil themselves, according to a damning report into the state of the NHS. The Royal ...
The New York Times16d
Patients Are Dying in Hospital Corridors, British Nurses Say
By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Patients are dying in the corridors of Britain’s hospitals. Pregnant women are receiving miscarriage treatments in semipublic places. Incontinent ...
News Medical17d
The impact of fall-risk medications on injuries in COPD patients
People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries ... "Pulmonologists and pharmacists need to collaborate with each other and with patients to develop fall prevention strategies and ...
Time17d
Dismissed and Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards
Read More: Long COVID Doesn’t Always Look Like You Think It Does The vast majority of Long COVID patients will not land in psychiatric wards, but Erin is far from the only one who has.