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            February 14, 2023|
						
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	Screening tool aims to help doctors diagnose more people with COPD
	

        
                                        NIH-supported physician-scientists are studying how primary care providers can identify and treat more people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A new tool shows promise in helping primary care physicians identify adults with undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to research published in JAMA . More than 15...
      
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              January 21, 2023|
						
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	No differences found between liberal or restrictive fluid treatment strategies for septic-induced hypotension
	

        Findings from a randomized, non-blinded, phase 3 clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health found no significant difference in 90-day mortality rates, nor safety concerns, after providing patients with one of two common treatment strategies for sepsis. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and were...
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              November 09, 2020|
						
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	Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit adults hospitalized with COVID-19
	

        A National Institutes of Health clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has formally concluded that the drug provides no clinical benefit to hospitalized patients. Though found not to cause harm, early findings in June when the trial was...
    Dr. Adrienne Campbell-Washburn speaking at NHLBI’s Division of Lung Diseases 50th anniversary symposium
              January 22, 2020|
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	Medical imaging advances may reduce radiation risk for vulnerable patients
	

        NIH researchers can maintain image quality from different scanning systems while reducing or avoiding radiation exposure When doctors want detailed images of the lungs, more often than not they turn to chest CT scans . Over the years these scans have been particularly useful in diagnosing lung diseases—so useful, in fact, that in the United States...
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              October 24, 2019|
						
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	Researchers identify genetic variations linked to oxygen drops during sleep
	

        Researchers have identified 57 genetic variations of a gene strongly associated with declines in blood oxygen levels during sleep. Low oxygen levels during sleep are a clinical indicator of the severity of sleep apnea, a disorder that increases the risk of heart disease, dementia, and death. The study, published today in the American Journal of...
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              August 01, 2019|
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	LungMAP: NHLBI project breathes life into first in-depth atlas of the human lung
	

        Might pave the way for new and improved treatments for a wide variety of respiratory diseases Maps may be great tools for helping you find your way around unfamiliar places, but in the future, a new type of map well might help save your life. Welcome to the Molecular Atlas of Lung Development Program, or LungMAP, a historic effort to help...
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              June 25, 2019|
						
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	Study funded by NIH supports optimal threshold for diagnosing COPD
	

        A new study provides evidence to support a simple measurement for diagnosing clinically significant airflow obstruction, the key characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. The study found that a 70% ratio of two indicators of lung function proved as or more accurate than...
  
      
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