Lung

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News • Spirometry distribution

The ‘silent scandal’ of missing lung tests across England

A new survey by The BMJ reveals shortages of vital diagnostic tests for respiratory conditions, such as COPD and asthma, across some of the most deprived areas of England.

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News • Chest X-ray evaluation

Human readers still outperform AI in lung disease identification

Reports of AI gaining the upper hand in diagnostic imaging interpretation are piling up, but there are still areas where the eye of a trained human radiologist remains superior.

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News • Autonomous medical needle steering

A tiny robot to maneuver through living lung tissue

A team from UNC has developed a steerable lung robot that can autonomously maneuver the intricacies of the lung, while avoiding important lung structures.

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News • Achromobacter research

Cystic fibrosis: new bacteria discovery could lead to better treatments

A new research breakthrough could lead to the development of new treatments for people with compromised immune systems, such as those with cystic fibrosis.

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News • Extra risk for asthma, COPD patients

Climate change: an even greater hazard for people with lung conditions

Heatwaves, wildfires, flooding: effects of climate change will further exacerbate breathing difficulties for millions of people living with lung conditions, new research finds.

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News • ICU assessment

AI to predict critical care for patients with Covid-19

Researchers from the University of Chicago developed a deep-learning model to assess chest X-ray radiographs for probable Covid-19 severity.

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Article • At-home diagnostics

Making remote patient monitoring simple

Increasing accessibility of remote and home monitoring for patients with pulmonary diseases can help improve treatment and rehabilitation adherence, and support health systems and hospitals in tackling waiting lists. The various advantages of remote monitoring systems will be highlighted in a Medica session focusing on “Preventing chronic diseases with diagnostics and analytics”.

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