Tag: Lungs
1 in 3 young adults in Delhi show early lung damage,...
Based on an analysis of over 4,000 scans conducted in 2024 by Mahajan Imaging & Labs, nearly 29% of individuals exhibited significant structural changes in the lungs, such as bronchiectasis, emphysema, fibrosis, and bronchial wall thickening
Aerogen & IARC sign strategic MoU to transform respiratory care in...
The signing of this MoU underscores a long-term commitment to addressing India’s growing respiratory care needs and sets the stage for transformative improvements in the field
World Asthma Day: Alkem Labs collaborates with 100 hospitals in Tier-1...
The initiative seeks to educate patients, healthcare professionals, & the general public about the benefits of controller medications in preventing asthma symptoms & reducing the need for rescue medication
World COPD Day: Alkem Healthy Lungs Initiative promotes importance of inhalation...
The countrywide initiative aims to spread awareness, educate the public & ensure that no one is left behind in the fight against respiratory diseases
Institute of Heart Lungs Diseases & Research Centre (IHLD) set to...
IHLD is presently the only Institute in North India to offer comprehensive cardio-thoracic healthcare services including complex procedures and heart-lung transplants
World COPD Day: Spirometry key to addressing challenge of COPD under-diagnosis
Spirometry is the gold-standard diagnostic test for COPD2 and involves measurement of the amount of air one can breathe in and out
80-90% of patients with Covid likely to have underlying heart damage:...
Heart & Lungs are affected in COVID recovered patients as part of post COVID syndrome as 15-30% of patients are affected by it
Lung fibrosis is seen reversed in COVID patients, say experts
It has been found that a unique kind of fibrosis that is developing in COVID patients in the recovery phase and found to be reversible.........................
IIT Madras researchers find that holding breath may increase risk of...
Researchers modelled breathing frequency in a laboratory to better understand how the rate of flow of droplet laden with virus determines the deposition of the virus in the lungs.......................
Hematological disorders associated with Covid-19
Dr Niti Raizada, Director - Medical Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru takes us through a plethora of hematological disorders that form the leading cause of morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19...................