Displaying items by tag: division of pulmonary allergy and critical care medicine
Airway fractal dimension gives added prognostic information over traditional CT scan measures in COPD.
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New research from UAB provides evidence, for the first time, to continue using the criteria set by major respiratory societies for the diagnosis of airflow obstruction and COPD.
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UAB is part of a clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine that showed using bag-mask ventilation improves outcomes and could potentially save lives.
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This finding may point to a therapeutic target to treat tuberculosis, which kills 1.3 million people each year.
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With one in four high school students’ using e-cigarettes, UAB experts want parents to be aware of vaping’s harmful effects.
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The grant, received from the NIH, aims to provide a better option for patients than what is already available.
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A diabetes drug suggests potential therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, based on research with human lung fibroblasts and a mouse model of lung fibrosis.
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One-way valves that control air flow in the lungs have been shown to be effective in improving breathing for emphysema patients.
After living with pulmonary fibrosis for 15 years, Quintarius Daniels received a life-changing lung transplant that has helped him live the life he has always wanted.
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Researchers will discuss how to age with a high quality of life during the Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging 2018 Symposium on April 26.
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This microRNA is a biomarker for bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a disease that can lead to death or long-term disease in extremely low birth-weight infants.
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ECMO and autoantibody reduction through plasma exchange, experimental therapies not available everywhere, help end an Alabama woman’s five-month medical ordeal.
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A two-drug combination therapy for cystic fibrosis is shown to be effective. Triple combination therapy is close behind.
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