The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic interrupted much respiratory research. Respiratory clinical academics joined colleagues in providing clinical care, and global research efforts were directed to finding new ...

Workshop on Yogic Management of Respiratory Disorders held at MDNIY in New Delhi: Our Bureau, Chennai Saturday, January 25, 2025, 08:00 Hrs [IST] A special workshop on ‘Yogic Ma ...

To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry to measure your lung function. They usually also perform other tests to monitor the damage to your lungs.

Hand-held, software-backed ultrasound saves money and lives, yet is hugely underused in South Africa with less than a handful of disciplines supporting training for a safe tool that reduces accurate ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

This action decreases pressure and increases the space in the thoracic cavity, allowing your lungs to expand as you inhale ... A healthy person can have some minor variations in the diaphragm's ...

The advent of agriculture 12,000 years ago increased the availability of affordable, energy-dense, palatable food, resulting in a substantial effect on the evolutionary physiology of hunger that ...

SNOW THAT’S COMING UP? RIGHT NOW, THE CDC SAYS NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES IN THE COUNTRY. THE LATEST MAP FROM THE CDC SHOWS ONLY TWO STATES WITH VERY ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that you either develop from external factors or inherit, and it lasts throughout your life. Two conditions cause COPD: chronic ...

Cases of flu, COVID and RSV remain high across the U.S., CDC data shows. Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States, sickening millions of Americans. Overall respiratory ...

Scientists today hailed a breakthrough after discovering exactly how smoking can damage the lungs. Although rates in the UK are falling, the country's growing population means roughly 6.4million ...

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...