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 ...

A new study shows that a simple measurement from routine chest X-rays can help predict survival among patients with lung ...

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 ...

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 ...

Acute cough is one of the most common reasons for consulting in primary care thus driving considerable antibiotic use and health-care costs. Currently, identification of microbial etiology in patients ...