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Worst TB Outbreak in 20 Years Reported in Washington State
Tuberculosis cases are increasing in Washington, which has put public health officials on “heightened alert,” according to a recent announcement from the Washington State Department of Health.
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Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Lung Tissue
Knowing the types and levels of microplastics found in the lungs can inform future research to understand the impact on health
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Experimental Device Would Give Oxygen by IV
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a device that can inject oxygen directly into the bloodstream through an IV.
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Doctors Fight Tobacco Takeover of Inhaled Medicines
Respiratory specialists failed to block the Philip Morris acquisition of inhaler manufacturer Vectura. Now they are banding together to exclude tobacco-owned businesses from pulmonary research.
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Medical Journalists Issue Statement on Health Dangers of Global Warming
The message from editors of more than 230 medical journals worldwide is clear: Climate change is making people sick – and it's going to get worse.
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Recall: Philips Breathing Devices for Health Risks
Medical equipment maker Philips is recalling CPAP machines, ventilators, and other breathing devices because of concerns that sound-reducing foam on the devices can degrade and be inhaled by the users, causing possible health risks, including cancer.
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Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most
A new study finds poorer Americans continue to have worse lung health than their wealthier peers.
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Meat Production Is Polluting the Air You Breathe
A new study estimates airborne particles generated by food production kill nearly 16,000 Americans each year.
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Deaths From Paint Stripping Chemicals Are on the Rise
A deadly chemical in paint strippers continues to kill workers despite its known dangers, a new study finds.
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You Have Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
People can breathe easy knowing these species are for the most part harmless, scientists say.
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More People Urged to Get Screened for Lung Cancer
The population now eligible for lung cancer screening has more than doubled, after updated recommendations lowered the starting age and reduced smoking history.
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Could Wildfires Have Long-Term Health Effects?
When people breathe wildfire smoke, the short-term health effects can range from eye and nasal irritation and coughing to worsening asthma, heart attacks, and strokes. Scientists aren’t sure yet of the long-term effects, but there are some early clues.
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U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study
Researchers said the NO2 decreases were likely the result of less traffic as more people worked at home and drove less.
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Pulmonary Rehab Can Help People With COPD, So Why Do So Few Get It?
Roughly 16 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but only a fraction have access to a lifesaving treatment called pulmonary rehabilitation.
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'Necrotizing Pneumonia' May Be New Vaping Hazard
Necrotizing pneumonia is an uncommon complication of pneumonia. It destroys areas of lung tissue, and can occur even if someone has been treated with antibiotics, according to a previous review in Biomed Central.
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Dirty Air Cuts Millions of Lives Short Worldwide: Study
Researchers calculate that air pollution actually has a bigger impact on life expectancy than tobacco smoking, HIV/AIDS or violence.
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Weight Gain Is No Friend to Aging Lungs
While lung function decreases naturally as people age, researchers linked moderate or significant weight gain to an even sharper decline.
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Drug May Help Tough-to-Treat Chronic Cough
The trial was funded by the drug's maker, Merck, and involved 253 American and British participants. All had suffered from an unexplained or untreatable cough that had lasted for an average of almost 15 years.
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What Works Best to Ease Flare-Ups of COPD?
There's not enough evidence to recommend newer treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Lung Diseases on the Rise Worldwide
Aging and risk factors such as smoking, pollution and overweight/obesity are among the other major risk factors for chronic lung diseases, according to the analysis of data from 195 countries.
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Why Vaping Emergencies May Be Missed
The vaping illness known as EVALI (electronic cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury) has so far killed nearly 60 people in the United States. More than 2,600 have been hospitalized.
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Vaping Is the Darling of Instagram
Researchers discovered that Instagram posts that promote use of the devices outnumber anti-vaping content by a shocking ratio of 10,000 to 1.
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More Studies Link Vaping to Asthma, COPD
Lung illnesses and deaths from vaping have been grabbing headlines for months, and now two new studies offer fresh evidence pointing to long-term respiratory concerns.
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Texas Teen, 15, Youngest to Die From Vaping
In a statement on Dec. 31, Texas officials said the teen had "a chronic underlying medical condition," but did not identify the condition, the patient's gender or what products the teens had been vaping.
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Vaping Tied to Lung Illness Seen in Metalworkers
The disease, called hard-metal pneumoconiosis or "cobalt lung," usually occurs when people inhale mineral dusts caused by metal grinding, said senior researcher Dr. Kirk Jones, a pathologist with the University of California, San Francisco.
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