Hospitals can dramatically reduce the length of a patient’s stay (by up to 67%) when their provider teams hold integrated
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The first signs in a timely manner interpret: lung disease COPD often remains undiagnosed
Dangerous lung disease: High mortality in COPD More and more people suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, in
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Fatal COPD lung disease announces itself already many years before
Lung disease COPD: cough and shortness of breath first warnings Often, the chronic lungs diseases undetected. It was only much
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Lung disease: COPD also affects the heart
Comorbidities: Chronic pulmonary disease on the heart In Germany alone, up to five million people from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences: Higher costs, fewer lungs available for transplant from local donors
A donated lung suitable for transplant is a scarce resource. For this reason, the national policy determining which patients on
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Current methods may inadequately measure health impacts from oil, natural gas extraction
An examination of peer-reviewed studies published over six years on hazardous air pollutants associated with the extraction of oil and
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Protein linked to cancer growth drives deadly lung disease: Discovery in laboratory mice suggests possible role for anti-cancer drugs in treating pulmonary fibrosis
A protein associated with cancer growth appears to drive the deadly lung disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to
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Flu vaccination keeps COPD patients out of the hospital
A new study published in the January issue of CHEST® establishes that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face
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Investigators close in on best treatment guidelines for critical limb ischemia: 1,572 patients enrolled in ongoing trial
Critical limb ischemia (CLI), a manifestation of peripheral arterial disease, is a debilitating and increasingly common disease that puts patients
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Hypertonic saline may help babies with cystic fibrosis breathe better
Babies with cystic fibrosis may breathe better by inhaling hypertonic saline, according to a randomized controlled trial conducted in Germany
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