Global warming caused by climate change could exacerbate the burden of inpatient mortality from respiratory diseases during the warm season. This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Barcelona ...

The investigators conducted the study to understand more about the influence of each predictive factor of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as rates of death from the ...

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex lipid–protein mixture that coats the alveolar surface, reducing surface tension and preventing alveolar collapse at end-expiration. Its principal lipid component, ...

—A London-based research team tapped tens of thousands of records to determine the risk of dying from respiratory disease among people with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or a ...

Severe malaria frequently involves life-threatening pulmonary complications, notably acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome. These syndromes arise from a complex interplay between ...

Medications such as nasal decongestants and cough suppressants may help manage symptoms of upper respiratory infections. Most respiratory infections clear up with self-care at home. A respiratory ...

Almost 150 people in South Oxfordshire died due to respiratory diseases in 2022-23, new figures show. It comes as RADAR analysis of the data exposes stark inequality across England, with a higher rate ...

A study analyzes the association between ambient temperature and hospital mortality from respiratory diseases in the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona “This suggests that the increase in acute ...