lungs tag - The Hippocratic Post

December 12, 2022

International study improving severe pneumonia outcomes

International study to better treat children with severe pneumonia complication: An international study led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has secured philanthropic funding to better...

October 26, 2022

Study recommends better ventilation for the Tube

Better ventilation could be key for London Underground to manage air quality, finds new study: A lack of fresh air was found in a deep...

July 20, 2022

Risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes higher for COVID-19 patients

Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, a new study by Kings College London has found. The risk...

July 15, 2022

Long covid end game?

When I was suffering from Long Covid back in 2020, I would have done almost anything to wave goodbye to the profound fatigue and brain...

April 29, 2022

Singing techniques can improve breathlessness

An online breathing and wellbeing programme helps improve quality of life and breathlessness for people recovering from COVID-19, according to a new study. This is...

April 26, 2022

Environmental mould infecting people

Researchers discover drug-resistant environmental mould is capable of infecting people. A new study led by Imperial College London finds that drug-resistant mould is spreading from the...

March 27, 2022

Tuberculosis: one of deadliest infectious diseases

According to the latest European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)/World Health Organization (WHO) report on tuberculosis (TB) surveillance and monitoring in Europe, a...

March 12, 2022

Ongoing immune injuries after COVID-19

Ongoing ‘immune injuries’ might cause persistent breathlessness after COVID-19: Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19. This...

February 8, 2022

Microbiome can predict future changes in function

Lung transplantation is a life-saving intervention in cases of severe respiratory failure. A feared and common complication following a lung transplant is chronic deterioration in...

June 12, 2021

Scotland: Hope for patients with pulmonary fibrosis

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that the anti-fibrotic medicine nintedanib has been accepted for use by NHS Scotland for the treatment of patients...