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Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine: Otherwise known as pulmonary medicine, is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs. Pulmonary medicine deals with many diseases and conditions, including: ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, lung transplants, occupational lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary tuberculosis, sarcoidosis of the lungs, and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
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MAR 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In the exponential growth of a rapidly spreading infectious disease, healthcare systems become overwhelmed, which can ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Cardiology
Although most severe cases of the novel coronavirus involve respiratory failure, new research has found that the virus m ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 26, 2020Microbiology
In the United States, there have been 83,836 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and over 529,000 worldwide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2020Health & Medicine
With the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of most people’s minds, you might be wondering what you can do to keep ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 25, 2020Health & Medicine
CT scans from 27 patients that first contracted Cornonavirus in Wuhan, China reveal signatures in the lungs that could h ...Written By: Carly BoydMAR 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2020Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2020Microbiology
More data is being gathered from an unfortunate and dramatic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases around the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2020Cannabis Sciences
In times of high anxiety, uncertainty and home quarantine, stocking up on cannabis in legal states seems almost as popul ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 20, 2020Technology
Researchers have recently developed solid material that can control the release of physiologically favorable gases. The ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Currently, no medicine nor vaccine has been approved as effective for the prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrom ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Since early statistics began to emerge from China, it seemed that COVID-19 tended to affect older people more than young ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 19, 2020Infographics
A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was re ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In the race to halt the current coronavirus pandemic, scientists, health experts and even Elon Musk are considering chlo ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 17, 2020Immunology
Structurally, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are spherical shells consisting of a lipid membrane, with a co ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 15, 2020Microbiology
It now seems that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading through communities in many places worldwide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2020Microbiology
In a move many have expected, WHO has declared that the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which causes an illness called CO ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2020Microbiology
The vast majority (97.5%) of people will develop symptoms of infection within 11.5 days of exposure to the virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 has spread around the world, there has been a global run on surgical masks. This has led some governments, s ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 06, 2020Microbiology
The number of Americans who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 is increasing, and as more people are tested, that number is on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Previously, the drug remdesivir was found to treat coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to put an end to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 01, 2020Microbiology
Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is still rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that vaping e-cigarettes may change the composition of the mouth’s microbiome, something th ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAR 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the exponential growth of a rapidly spreading infectious disease, healthcare systems become overwhelmed, which can ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Cardiology
Although most severe cases of the novel coronavirus involve respiratory failure, new research has found that the virus m
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 26, 2020
Microbiology
In the United States, there have been 83,836 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and over 529,000 worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2020
Health & Medicine
With the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of most people’s minds, you might be wondering what you can do to keep
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 25, 2020
Health & Medicine
CT scans from 27 patients that first contracted Cornonavirus in Wuhan, China reveal signatures in the lungs that could h
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
MAR 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2020
Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2020
Microbiology
More data is being gathered from an unfortunate and dramatic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases around the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
In times of high anxiety, uncertainty and home quarantine, stocking up on cannabis in legal states seems almost as popul
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 20, 2020
Technology
Researchers have recently developed solid material that can control the release of physiologically favorable gases. The
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Currently, no medicine nor vaccine has been approved as effective for the prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrom
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Since early statistics began to emerge from China, it seemed that COVID-19 tended to affect older people more than young
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 19, 2020
Infographics
A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was re
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In the race to halt the current coronavirus pandemic, scientists, health experts and even Elon Musk are considering chlo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 17, 2020
Immunology
Structurally, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are spherical shells consisting of a lipid membrane, with a co
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 15, 2020
Microbiology
It now seems that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading through communities in many places worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2020
Microbiology
In a move many have expected, WHO has declared that the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which causes an illness called CO
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2020
Microbiology
The vast majority (97.5%) of people will develop symptoms of infection within 11.5 days of exposure to the virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 has spread around the world, there has been a global run on surgical masks. This has led some governments, s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 06, 2020
Microbiology
The number of Americans who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 is increasing, and as more people are tested, that number is on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Previously, the drug remdesivir was found to treat coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to put an end to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 01, 2020
Microbiology
Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is still rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that vaping e-cigarettes may change the composition of the mouth’s microbiome, something th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon