Tobacco smoking tied to risk of pulmonary fibrosis: Study Medha Baranwal22 Sept 2021 9:45 AM ISTGreece: Active and maternal smoking are independently related to the risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and work synergistically, a recent...
Lung hyperinflation strongly associated with coronary artery disease in smokers: Study Medha Baranwal21 Sept 2021 11:00 AM ISTPittsburgh, PA: A recent study has found a strong association between lung hyperinflation and clinical and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD)...
Early switch from heparin to dabigatran effective and safe for acute intermediate-risk PE: Lancet Dr. Shravani Dali20 Sept 2021 9:15 AM ISTAn early switch from heparin to dabigatran for acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is both effective and safe, suggests a study...
Low dose CT screening for lung cancer reduces mortality, confirms meta - analysis Hina Zahid18 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTDenver - Low-dose CT lung cancer (LDCT) screening is associated with a 16 percent relative reduction in lung cancer mortality, when compared against a...
Dexpramipexole improves lung function in severe asthma: Study MD Editorial Team18 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: Dexpramipexole therapy reduced blood and tissue eosinophils in individuals with moderate to severe eosinophilic asthma, which is associated...
Diaphragmatic breathing improves mental well-being and blood sugar in diabetics: Study Medha Baranwal17 Sept 2021 10:45 AM ISTUttarakhand, India: A recent study has found that the addition of systematic relaxation and diaphragmatic breathing to conventional type 2 diabetes...
FDA approves first targeted oral therapy for very rare lung cancer Dr Kartikeya Kohli17 Sept 2021 9:39 AM ISTCAMBRIDGE, Mass - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EXKIVITY (mobocertinib) for the treatment of adult patients with...
Long COVID: COVID-19 survivors at increased risk of kidney disease, study finds MD Editorial Team14 Sept 2021 6:29 PM ISTUSA: A recent study pointed out an increased risk of kidney outcomes in COVID-19 survivors during the post-acute phase of the disease. The findings of...
Cyclophosphamide added to steroids increases mortality in acute exacerbation of IPF: Lancet Dr. Shravani Dali13 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTCyclophosphamide added to glucocorticoids increases 3-month mortality in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), suggests a study...
Study explores why asthma worsens at night Hina Zahid11 Sept 2021 9:30 AM ISTFor hundreds of years, people have observed that asthma severity often worsens in the nighttime. One longstanding question has been to what degree the...
Exercise during pregnancy tied to better lung function in offspring: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTBabies born to inactive mothers were more likely to be in the group with the lowest lung function compared to babies born to active mothers.Norway: A...
Obesity may reduce asthmatic children's response to inhaled steroids: Study Hina Zahid10 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTAsthmatic children are less likely to respond to inhaled steroid medication if they are overweight or obese, and this leads to more frequent asthma...
