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Chronic respiratory diseases: Asthma, COPD claim millions as media coverage lags – WHO

By Linda Naa Deide AryeeteyCape Town, March 6, GNA – The World Health Organisation (WHO) General Special Envoy on Chronic ...
BMJ Open

Hospitalisation, associated factors and out-of-pocket expenditure among patients with multimorbidity in Kerala, India: a cross-sectional study

Objectives To estimate the rate of hospitalisation, identify associated factors and assess out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) among adults with multimorbidity in Kerala, India. Design Community-based ...
The Lancet

Language in rare disease: a call for systemic and empathetic action

Globally, an estimated 300 million people live with a rare disease. They typically experience isolation, diagnostic difficulties, lack of therapies, fragmented care, stigma, a struggle for recognition ...
Opinion
Pulmonology AdvisorOpinion

Lung Disease in the Black Community: How Race Influences Pulmonary Function Testing

Use of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing has led to thresholds for what qualifies as impairment in populations.
The Lancet

Prevalence and clinical relevance of viraemia in viral respiratory tract infections: a systematic review

aDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden bDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, ...
IEEE

Pulmo-TS2ONN: A Novel Triple Scale Self Operational Neural Network for Pulmonary Disorder Detection Using Respiratory Sounds

Abstract: Pulmonary disorders (PDs) are one of the substantial hazards to human life, which can be diagnosed by a variety of clinical modalities, including peak flowmeter and spirometry measurements, ...