How innocent act as child led to my deadly lung disease decades later
An unnamed 80-year-old woman in West Virginia with a potentially life-threatening lung complication is thought to have ...
Bidirectional association found between rheumatoid arthritis, COPD
There is a bidirectional association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...
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In Rural Appalachia, Pulmonologist Treats Coal Miners Affected by Black Lung Disease
The incidence of so-called “black lung disease” has been roaring back due to mechanized coal extraction technology.
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AI Can Accurately Diagnose and Stage COPD With Inspiratory-Only Chest CT
CNN-based COPD diagnosis and staging using single-phase CT has accuracy comparable to inspiratory-expiratory CT with clinical ...
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New scan method unveils lung function secrets
A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ...
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Inhaled corticosteroids and major cardiovascular events in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Background Whether inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in people with chronic ...
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Pulmonary Angiography on Lungs: What Radiographic Imaging Can Show
Pulmonary angiography, specifically the computed tomographic version, is the gold standard for diagnosing lung embolism.
New lung scanning method can show treatment effects in real time
A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time and enable experts to ...