Most vaccines — and boosters — are injected directly into muscle tissue, usually in the upper arm, to kickstart the body's immune system in the fight against disease.

It signals the return of respiratory viruses. These viruses can infect the upper respiratory tract (like the nose and throat) and the lower tract (lungs and airways), sometimes progressing to more ...

Doctors at Max Hospital successfully removed peanut fragments from a 3-year-old girl's bronchus, resolving severe respiratory distress. The child, suffering for 10 days, had a peanut lodged in her ...

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) often occurs as a complication of upper respiratory tract infection (URI). Objective: To describe otoscopic findings during URI, the full clinical spectrum of ...

Compass Therapeutics' tovecimig shows promise in biliary tract cancer with a 17.1% response rate, but further survival data is crucial for potential approval. CMPX's cash runway extends into early ...

air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in ... Tumor DNA in the Blood Can Predict Lung Cancer Outcome Jan. 13, 2025 — Scientists have ...

Renita White, MD, is an obstetrician/gynecologist at Georgia Obstetrics and Gynecology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her areas of expertise include fibroids, irregular vaginal ...

Respiratory tract diseases are illnesses that affect components of the respiratory system, including the nasal passages, the bronchi and the lungs. They range from acute infections, such as ...

In Wolverhampton, a team took what they learned about setting up a COVID virtual ward and used it to launch their acute respiratory infection (ARI) virtual ward in July 2022. Through their ARI virtual ...

No floor or ceiling effects (baseline scores of 0 or 100) were found for the Respiratory Symptoms scale (primary endpoint of trials). Baseline Respiratory Symptoms scores discriminated between ...

Treating a urinary tract infection (UTI) aims to relieve symptoms, destroy the infection, and prevent it from recurring. Antibiotics can often provide instant UTI relief and are considered first-line ...

The luminal surface of the gastrointestinal tract is covered by a viscoelastic mucous gel layer that acts as a protective barrier against the harsh luminal environment. The structural characteristics ...