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UrduResearchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities may have discovered a mechanical explanation for instability observed in the lungs in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), particularly in the aftermath of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or pneumonia.
Tag: Respiratory Disorders
Abandoning wood cook stoves would be great for Africa, if families could afford it
Replacing traditional biomass-burning cookstoves across sub-Saharan Africa could save more than 463,000 lives and US $66 billion in health costs annually, according to a new analysis of the most socially optimal cooking technologies in Africa.
Steroid meds linked to structural and volume changes in brain white and grey matter
The use of prescribed steroids, including in inhalers, is linked to changes in the structure and volume of white and grey matter in the brain, suggests the findings of the largest study of its kind, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
Black Nursing Home Residents, Those Under Age 65 More Likely to Have Repeat Transfers to Hospital
Nursing homes transfer roughly 25% of their residents to the hospital at least once, at a cost of $14.3 billion to Medicare, according to a federal report by the Office of Inspector General.
Researchers Establish a Profile of the COVID-19 Deceased Based on the Analysis of 140 Cases of Complete Autopsies
Men aged between 60 and 77 with Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD) –acute lung injury– in proliferative phase.