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Jul 13, 2020 · There is an urgent need for more lungs for transplant. Although 2,562 lung transplants were performed in the United States in 2018, 3,134 patients were added to the waiting list.
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May 15, 2020 · As of May 6, 2020, nearly 3·7 million people have been infected and around 260 000 people have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide.1 Almost all COVID-19-related serious consequences feature pneumonia.2 In the first large series of hospitalised patients (n=138) with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, chest CT showed bilateral ground glass opacities with or without consolidation and ...
Oct 23, 2020 · Oct. 22, 2020 — Researchers have developed a lab-grown living lung model that mimics the tiny air sacs of the lungs where coronavirus infection and serious lung damage take place. This advance ...
Dec 12, 2020 · Auscultation method with a novel device. Physicians with PPE apply the wireless stethoscope over the patient’s lungs (A), with lung sounds being automatically transferred to the receiver and recorded in an app in the cellular phone (B). Both the receiver and the cellular phone are usually wrapped in plastic.
Jun 26, 2023 · Lung cancer is a significant public health concern, causing a considerable number of deaths globally. GLOBOCAN 2020 estimates of cancer incidence and mortality produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) show as lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death, with an estimated 1.8 million deaths (18%) in 2020.
Dec 18, 2020 · This virus has unprecedented effects on the immune system and induces a sudden upregulation of the levels of different pro-inflammatory cytokines. This can be a cause for the onset of pulmonary fibrosis in the lungs. Existence of a high concentration of inflammatory cytokines and viral load can also lead to numerous pathophysiological ...
Jun 9, 2020 · Lung development may explain why some non-smokers get COPD and some heavy smokers do not June 9, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT The study, funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will publish in the June 9 issue of JAMA .
