Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is the clinical term for high blood pressure in the lungs caused by blockages, such as clots, in the blood vessels. Although CTEPH therapies have ...

Most people don’t need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live ...

Two years ago, Grafton learned he had stage 4 lung cancer. But thanks to a clinical trial at Duke funded by the National ...

Those battling severe asthma, upper respiratory tract diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asbestosis and ...

A successful claim for PIP or ADP is worth between £29.20 and £187.45 each week in additional financial support and as the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £116.80 and £749.80 ...

A SINGLE piece of evidence could dismantle the entire case against Lucy Letby and see her walk free, a leading expert has claimed. In a bombshell revelation today, a top professor who specialises ...

Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is characterized by sudden lung collapse without external injury or underlying lung disease. However, detailed research on its causes and ...

A project to transform the hospital treatment of collapsed lungs in Australia has received a $4.7 million 2023 Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Clinical Trials Activity Grant from the National ...

Rationale: One of the complications associated with insertion of central venous catheters (CVCs) is pneumothorax (PTX). Because of housestaff inexperience, it was hypothesised that rates of PTX after ...

Let’s examine assessment and treatment considerations for three of the most common: sucking chest wound (open pneumothorax), flail chest and tension pneumothorax.

The initial treatment regime for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is generic and non-personalised, often involving a long hospital stay waiting for air leak to cease. This prospective study of ...

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a relatively rare condition, although its overall incidence is increasing, especially among adolescents and young adults 23. The most common causes of spontaneous ...