Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a clinicopathological condition where the left common iliac vein is compressed by the overlying right common iliac artery, potentially leading to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) ...

To study further the possible benefit of steroid treatment, we have investigated in a double-blind, controlled manner the effect of prednisone in 10 patients with severe pulmonary emphysema.

Asthma and COPD are the most commonly diagnosed chronic lung diseases. Both involve inflammation of the airways, obstruction of ... on a single definition of the syndrome. Because ACOS means ...

Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS) is caused by obstruction of hepatic venous outflow at any level from the small hepatic veins to the junction of the inferior vena cava (IVC) with the right atrium ...

What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome? Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disorder. If you have ZES, you likely have 1 or more tumors in the first part of the small intestine, the ...

This new lung disease AI model gives us a clue as to what is yet to come, with it able to correctly identify nuances that differentiate, for example COVID-19 from pneumonia.

SNOW THAT’S COMING UP? RIGHT NOW, THE CDC SAYS NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES IN THE COUNTRY. THE LATEST MAP FROM THE CDC SHOWS ONLY TWO STATES WITH VERY ...

Cases of flu, COVID and RSV remain high across the U.S., CDC data shows. Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States, sickening millions of Americans. Overall respiratory ...

It drove Mario Lemieux out of the game for a couple of seasons. Bobby Hull constantly complained about it. All the cross-checks to his back forced Mike Bossy into an early retirement. What Conor ...

At the close of a trial Friday, jurors found Ronald Lee Johnson Jr. guilty of four counts. Superior Court Judge Joseph Crosswhite sentenced Johnson to 6 to 17 months in prison for a felony obstruction ...

Scientists today hailed a breakthrough after discovering exactly how smoking can damage the lungs. Although rates in the UK are falling, the country's growing population means roughly 6.4million ...

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...