The study reveals SGLT-2is are linked to fewer COPD exacerbations in type 2 diabetes, suggesting a need for further clinical ...

"Exposure to air pollutants makes us more vulnerable to respiratory inflammation and infections such as Pneumonia and ...

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow ...

People who have symptoms of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have a condition known as asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Asthma is a chronic lung disease that ...

Yes, you can have both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). They are two different conditions with similar symptoms that can sometimes be challenging to tell apart. But each ...

aClinical Epidemiology Center and Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology Center, Research and Development Service, VA Saint Louis Health Care System, Saint Louis, MO 63106, USA ...

Instead of using rays, chemotherapy uses drugs to do battle with the disease. It's the most common treatment for small cell lung cancer and often takes several months to complete. The treatment ...

Study limitations include the small sample sizes, limited geographic scope, and reduced generalizability of results to populations with fewer smokers and individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

A significantly higher proportion of men vs. women in France underwent lung transplantation. Multivariable analysis revealed that one of the two factors independently linked to a longer wait was ...

Lung ultrasound (LUS) may be an effective screening tool with a high negative predictive value for interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are asymptomatic, ...

Elevated blood glucose levels may adversely impact both short- and long-term lung health, found study published in the BMC Pulmonary Medicine. The association between glycemic control and short-, and ...

Polio is a debilitating disease that invades the body’s nervous ... of thousands of people globally every year. The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first ...