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Study explores prevalence and symptom trajectory of long COVID

A new study estimated long-term COVID-19, or, long COVID, and the trajectory of disease symptoms in a representative sample in the US.

21 Mar 2022

Dyspnea or fatigue can lead to worse outcomes than chest pain for heart attack patients

Just 76% of heart attack patients with dyspnoea or fatigue as their main symptom are alive at one year compared to 94% of those with chest pain as the predominant feature.

19 Mar 2022

Women less likely to receive lifesaving intervention for cardiogenic shock than men

Women are less likely to receive lifesaving treatment for cardiogenic shock than men, according to research presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

19 Mar 2022

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

For World Sleep Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to Max Sieghold, Co-Founder and CFO of Sleepiz, about their technology and its ability to diagnose sleep apnea/

18 Mar 2022

Virtual COPD management solution offers an effective and engaging way to help older adults

Wellinks, a digital health care company offering the first-ever integrated, virtual Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) management solution, today announced results from a study that found that older adults with COPD were highly engaged and satisfied with Wellinks.

17 Mar 2022

Small airways disease is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, study says

Disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

15 Mar 2022

Genomic surveillance of bacterial colonies could help physicians keep closer tabs on drug resistance

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are difficult to treat and cause more than a million annual deaths worldwide, especially in hospitalized patients with pneumonia, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections, or abdominal infections.

11 Mar 2022

New study analyzes COVID-19 outcomes in patients with cancer

If a cancer patient tests positive for COVID-19, are they more likely to become hospitalized from the disease?

10 Mar 2022

Association of benzodiazepines with SARS-CoV-2 positivity and clinical outcomes in three patient groups

A new study has evaluated the association of BZD use with the clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients.

10 Mar 2022

Adenosine receptor agonists provide therapeutic target in mouse SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study describes the efficacy of adenosine receptor agonists in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

2 Mar 2022

COVID-19 severity is correlated with body composition

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the effect of changes in the abdominal well-being and physique on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

28 Feb 2022

Antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein up to 12 months after COVID-19 infection in non-vaccinated individuals

A recent study assessed the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody five and 12 months post-infection in non-vaccinated patients.

24 Feb 2022

Abdominal obesity may lead to greater risk of COPD and asthma in women

Obesity has been linked to a wide array of health problems. A new study suggests that abdominal obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, may result in a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.

23 Feb 2022

Small breathing device could improve respiratory health and fitness levels of people with long COVID

New research presented at The Physiological Society's Long COVID: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Recovery on 22 – 23 February shows that a small handheld breathing device helped reduced breathlessness and improved physical fitness of people with long COVID.

23 Feb 2022

Inmates who died asked for release before falling ill with covid

Rory Adams did not know that Christmas in a small rural hospital in West Virginia would be the last time he saw his wife alive. She'd entered prison in early January 2021 to serve a 42-month sentence for failure to collect payroll taxes.

18 Feb 2022

As covid slogs on, seniors find fortitude waning and malaise growing

Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. "I don't know how much longer I can do this," he said, glumly.

18 Feb 2022

UC joins nationwide trial to evaluate efficacy of repurposed drugs for mild-to-moderate COVID-19

The University of Cincinnati is joining a nationwide study to evaluate repurposed medications in the search for effective, safe treatments for mild-to-moderate COVID-19. Repurposed medications are those already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for other indications.

16 Feb 2022

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease News and Research

Latest Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease News and Research

Study explores prevalence and symptom trajectory of long COVID

Dyspnea or fatigue can lead to worse outcomes than chest pain for heart attack patients

Women less likely to receive lifesaving intervention for cardiogenic shock than men

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

Virtual COPD management solution offers an effective and engaging way to help older adults

Small airways disease is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, study says

Genomic surveillance of bacterial colonies could help physicians keep closer tabs on drug resistance

New study analyzes COVID-19 outcomes in patients with cancer

Association of benzodiazepines with SARS-CoV-2 positivity and clinical outcomes in three patient groups

Adenosine receptor agonists provide therapeutic target in mouse SARS-CoV-2 infection

COVID-19 severity is correlated with body composition

Antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein up to 12 months after COVID-19 infection in non-vaccinated individuals

Abdominal obesity may lead to greater risk of COPD and asthma in women

Small breathing device could improve respiratory health and fitness levels of people with long COVID

Inmates who died asked for release before falling ill with covid

As covid slogs on, seniors find fortitude waning and malaise growing

UC joins nationwide trial to evaluate efficacy of repurposed drugs for mild-to-moderate COVID-19

Regular physical activity at 70 may help ward off heart disease in old age

Liver cirrhosis has higher hospitalization and in-hospital mortality rates in Germany

COPD patients more compliant with COVID-19 restrictions in the UK

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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