Lung Disease
BACES score linked to clinical treatment outcomes in M. avium complex lung disease
BOSTON — BACES score in Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease is linked to clinical treatment outcomes and may be able to predict clinical improvement, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Deployment exposures contribute to abnormal lung function in veterans
Following military deployment, veterans who served in Southwest Asia and Afghanistan had poorer lung function if they experienced more intense inhalation exposures, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.
Childhood cigarette smoking heightens COPD risk in adulthood
In adulthood, the risk for COPD rose with regular cigarette smoking starting before age 15 years, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Survival data show ‘immense burden’ of ESKD on mortality
Compared with illnesses like cancer, heart failure and dementia, patients with end-stage kidney disease alone have among the lowest rates of survival after 5 years, Stanford University researchers reported in a published study.
Q&A: Interventional pulmonology uses technology to diagnose, treat patients early
Through the power of technology, interventional pulmonology has grown to become a major subspecialty that aids in early diagnosis and treatment of severe lung diseases, such as lung cancer.
Progressive massive fibrosis continues to impact coal miners in 2023
Between 2017 and 2023, more than 1,000 cases of progressive massive fibrosis emerged in coal miners, according to a research letter published in JAMA.
Artificial intelligence improves detection during chest X-ray interpretation
Assistance from artificial intelligence enhanced nonradiologists’ ability to detect lung lesions on chest radiographs, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Climate change poses ‘major threat’ to respiratory health
The historical climate events of the past summer may have been eye-opening for all, but the health of patients with respiratory diseases and conditions has been particularly threatened due to these exposures.
Q&A: Center focuses on researching lung diseases in Asian patients
Respiratory diseases in Asian patients are not fully understood because much of this research is performed in European patients, and this can have a major impact on diagnosis and treatment, according to a press release.
Aerosol gene therapy safe, heightens CFTR protein levels in cystic fibrosis
Receipt of 4D-710, an aerosolized gene therapy, resulted in high cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein expression levels in patients with cystic fibrosis, according to a company press release.