Category: Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Microgel Coating Gives Donor Cells a Boost in Reversing Pulmonary Fibrosis

Research shows it may be possible to reverse fibrosis and promote tissue repair through treatment with microgel-coated mesenchymal stromal cells.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Chief Scientific Officer to Retire

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's chief scientific officer William Skach, MD, will retire this summer from his role at the foundation.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Tezepelumab Significantly Reduced Asthma Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization

Tezepelumab significantly reduced exacerbations requiring hospitalization and ED visits for adults and adolescents with severe, uncontrolled asthma.

Asthma

A New Way To Prevent Asthma Attacks

An airway inflammation biomarker scale demonstrated potential to predict asthma attacks, new research found.

COPD

40% of Seniors with COPD Have Poor Access to Pulmonary Rehab

In metropolitan areas 72.8% of Medicare beneficiaries with COPD had a pulmonary rehab center within 10 miles, compared with 38.2% in micropolitan and 17.1% in small town and rural areas.

Cystic fibrosis

Health Outcomes Differ Between UK and US Children With Cystic Fibrosis

A new study has confirmed that children with cystic fibrosis in the US have better lung function than UK children with the disease.

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Study: Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis

A new literature review looks at the role of pulmonary hypertension in people with pulmonary fibrosis.

Allergies

A Clue To A Baby’s Risk of Allergies

A baby’s first stool shows that a lack of certain gut bacteria typically seen in the feces is linked with a greater risk of developing allergies.

Other Chronic Diseases

Sarcoidosis Researcher Awarded ATS/Mallinckrodt Grant

Northwestern University's Deborah Winter, PhD, has been awarded a $50,000 ATS/Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Research Fellowship in Sarcoidosis.