Respiratory & Pulmonology

33+ min ago   (221+ words) How to prepare for fall and winter allergies ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (September 21, 2026) – It happens every year, yet somehow still catches us off guard. Shifts in weather and the height of pollen season cause sneezing, coughing, congestion, and itchy eyes for allergy…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (735+ words) Nigerian doctor and health educator, Chinonso Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, has warned that using untreated borehole water to rinse the mouth could expose people to bacteria associated with stomach ulcers. Aproko Doctor made the assertion in a video…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (479+ words) What Is Sleep Apnea and How Common Is It in Kids? Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder in which a child's airway becomes partly or completely blocked during sleep, causing repeated pauses in breathing. Those interruptions can…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (553+ words) Sep 21, 2026 | Asthma, Pediatric Care Children are usually unable to perform the lung function tests required for an asthma diagnosis until they reach 5 years of age, leaving infants and toddlers with suspected airway disease without an objective clinical assessment. To address…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (416+ words) EDINBURG, Texas – If your child frequently experiences coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath, particularly during physical activity, they may be among the millions of young people living with asthma. Approximately 4.8 million children in the United States, or about 1 in 12, have…...

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5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (128+ words) Air pollution caused almost eight million deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the State of Global Air Report 2025. The health impact is estimated by the World Bank to cost $8.1 trillion (€7.05 trillion) a year, around six per cent of global GDP.Pollution…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (276+ words) Sep 21, 2026 | Sleep Apnea Researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have created a 3D model of the upper airway to uncover the physiological and acoustic mechanisms behind snoring, according to a study published in Physics of Fluids by…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (394+ words) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis creeps in as a cough, then a bit of breathlessness on the stairs, then something far more serious: scar tissue quietly replacing the delicate, oxygen-trading surfaces of the lungs. There is no known cause, which is what…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (446+ words) From personal experience to scientific curiosity The more she learned, the more she noticed a gap. Children were often told that pollution was "bad", but few were taught what pollution does inside the lungs, why children may be particularly vulnerable,…...