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Using high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters on top of existing infection-prevention measures in care homes does little to further reduce respiratory and other infections, as shown in a study.

Sustained smoking cessation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been linked to substantially reduced risk of subsequent depression, according to a study.

A portable electro-vibratory device may provide a safe and efficacious solution for airway clearance in patients with chronic respiratory diseases, according to a crossover pilot study.

Women undergoing medically assisted reproductive treatment seem to be at heightened risk of hormone-related cancers, as suggested in a study.

Universal SARS-CoV-2 screening in hospitals catches asymptomatic carriers of infection but yields a substantial number of false-positives, leading to unnecessary isolation, inappropriate treatment, and care delays, as shown in a large retrospective study.

Beta-blocker therapy following myocardial infarction (MI) reduces the risk of death in patients with comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with the magnitude of benefit similar to that observed in patients without COPD, according to a Danish cohort study.

Both acute O2 supplementation and nasal high-flow O2 therapy (NHFO2) result in improvements in exertional dyspnoea and exercise tolerance at “iso-O2 saturation” in severely hypoxemic patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (f-ILD), driven primarily by a similar decline in ventilatory requirements, reports a study.

Decreasing exercise tolerance over 3 years is linked to accelerated lung function decline and air trapping progression in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study.