Researchers identify a novel gasping reflex triggered in response to airway closure. Sensory neurons in the lungs signal to the brain through the vagus nerve to initiate the reflex. The findings shed ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My spouse is still suffering from chest congestion, coughing and some laryngitis. She has never completely recovered from the cold she got in early November. She also had a bad case of ...

Researchers developed a novel device that detects abnormal breathing sounds to predict whether an ICU patient is likely to suffer from respiratory complications after removal from a mechanical ...

“I just can’t do what I used to anymore.” As pulmonologists and critical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, we have heard many of our patients recovering from COVID-19 tell us this even ...

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Question: Is it better to wear a mask than not wearing one at all? Answer: That depends on the mask. When researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and California Baptist University ...

When Brittany Smith had hip surgery late last year, she was happy to find the hospital was using the i-gel Plus Resus Pack, a product made by the company she works for, Intersurgical Inc., that helps ...

Israeli medical device company, Hospitech Respiration, has developed a respiratory guard system which reduces ventilation complications in intubated patients and minimises the exposure of clinical ...

(THE CONVERSATION) “I just can’t do what I used to anymore.” As pulmonologists andcritical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, we have heard many of our patients recovering from COVID-19 ...