Why respiratory infections are especially dangerous for older adults, according to a doctor
In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious ...
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Interstitial Lung Disease Child Survivors Significantly Impact Adult ILD Centers
Children diagnosed with interstitial lung disease often survive into adulthood, when they are likely to need care for related impairments.
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Microbial communities in the respiratory tract of patients with interstitial lung disease
A disturbance of the microbiota may also be present in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), but so far, this has not yet been investigated. Though it is known that immune-compromised hosts ...
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Implications of the 2022 lung function update and GLI global reference equations among patients with interstitial lung disease
Background Lung function testing remains a cornerstone in the assessment and management of interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients. The clinical implications of the Global Lung function Initiative ...
BMJ16d
Efficiency of tofacitinib in refractory interstitial lung disease among anti-MDA5 positive juvenile dermatomyositis patients
1 Among them, anti-MDA5 presented with a a greater risk with interstitial lung disease (ILD), which may lead to poor prognosis. In clinical practice, some patients are refractory to immunosuppressive ...
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Doctors urge RSV vaccine as Cyprus’ hospitals fill up
The Cyprus pulmonology society on Thursday urged Health Minister Michael Damianos to approve a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for use Cyprus. The society also seeks its inclusion into the ...
The Straits Times23d
New research programme draws scientists from 9 organisations to better understand lung health
SINGAPORE – Respiratory ... conduct lung health research, focusing on factors unique to Asia. The aim is to develop personalised treatments for Asian patients with chronic lung disease, and ...
Global Times23d
Prevalence of respiratory infectious diseases in China declines nationwide: NHC
Respiratory infectious disease prevalence across China has decreased, and the proportion of influenza-like cases has decreased. Positivity rates for pathogens like mycoplasma pneumoniae are ...
Pharmaceutical Technology29d
Nerandomilast by Boehringer Ingelheim International for Interstitial Lung Diseases (Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease): Likelihood of Approval
Nerandomilast is under clinical development by Boehringer Ingelheim International and currently in Phase III for Interstitial Lung Diseases (Diffuse Parenchymal ... cardiometabolic diseases, ...
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Proteomic Approaches for Studying Human Parenchymal Lung Diseases
ILD: Interstitial lung disease. Proteomics targets the elucidation of the disease mechanisms and detection of new biomarkers for early diagnosis and/or differential diagnosis of a specific disease.
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Interstitial Lung Disease May Be Reliably Identified via LUS in Asymptomatic RA
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, ...