Surgical Innovation Could Provide Thousands Of Children With New Hearts Valves That Grow With Them
A surgical innovation called partial heart transplantation could transform care for children with severe heart valve disease, allowing…
Many heart scans fail to provide clear diagnostic results
Thousands of patients sent for vital heart scans may be undergoing unnecessary first-line tests that fail to deliver…
New algorithms help surgeons make high-stakes transplant decisions in minutes
A new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools could help save more patients who need heart transplants by…
Blood lipid–hormone ratios predict future asthma attacks years in advance
A large biobank study reveals that subtle imbalances between inflammatory lipids and steroids in the blood can identify…
Genetic differences in surfactant proteins influence retinopathy of prematurity risk
A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins – previously…
New AI tools offer hope for global TB elimination
Researchers have unveiled new AI tools, from smartphone cough analysis to child-friendly screening systems, which could transform how…
MannKind Provides Update on Phase 3 ICoN-1 Trial of Nebulized Clofazimine for NTM Lung Disease
MannKind MannKind has made the decision to discontinue the ICoN-1 Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating nebulized clofazimine inhalation…
Blood biomarkers offer hope for early detection of interstitial lung disease
UVA Health lung researchers are developing a promising approach to detecting patients at risk of interstitial lung disease…
Singing songs by Elvis and The Beatles can help lung patients – study
Singing songs by Elvis Presley and The Beatles could help patients with lung disease, a small new study…
Inhaling marijuana associated with increased odds of developing asthma
If you’re looking to reduce your chances of developing lung disease, say experts at UC San Francisco, then…
Emphysema detected on CT predicts mortality from all causes
Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000…