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  • Study Reveals Extent of Residual Lung Damage After COVID-19 Hospitalization

    Dec. 2, 2022─ In a new study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers sought to determine the percentage of COVID-19 patients discharged from the hospital who had a type of fibrotic lung damage, known as interstitial lung disease, that requires ongoing follow-up care. These patients had varying degrees of COVID-19 severity at hospital admission.
    • Dec 02, 2022
  • Lung Cancer Screening Has the Potential to Reduce HIV Deaths

    On World AIDS Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies calls for increased access to lung cancer screening, but regions most affected lack resources.
    • Dec 01, 2022