I'm a doctor in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In my department (Pulmonology), some doctors prescribe acetazolamide for the patients with COPD who have edema and chronic respiratory failure. What is the ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a coverage policy for at-home ventilation for patients with chronic respiratory failure. The amended policy also establishes a series of ...

A 3D reconstruction of a mouse lung four days after infection with fluorescent Sendai virus reveals widespread virus presence (red) and active replication (green). A study by researchers at WashU ...

Chronic emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caused by damage to the air sacs in the lungs. Although there is no cure, you can manage the disease with lifestyle changes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chronic respiratory therapies included inhaled antibiotics, hypertonic saline, dornase alfa and oral ...

Chronic bronchitis is diagnosed when you have an ongoing, productive cough. While it isn’t deadly, the severity of your chronic bronchitis can depend on your treatment and emergency care. Chronic ...

Doctors at Manipal Hospital Broadway performed an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support procedure on the woman earlier this month ...

A severe chest infection soon spiralled into a life-threatening medical emergency, pushing a 60-year-old woman to the brink of multi-organ collapse before she was treated in time by doctors in Kolkata ...