Practical Manual on Tuberculosis Laboratory Strengthening Updated
World Health Organization
This document updates the previous guide with the latest recommendations regarding new tools for diagnosis
Lungs
New DNA Analysis Provides First Accurate Tuberculosis Genome
Rutgers University
Analyzing the genetic code will yield a better understanding of tuberculosis and lead to better treatments
More Frequent CT Scans Not Associated with Improved Outcomes
Washington University in St. Louis
Less frequent CT scans after lung cancer surgery may reduce health-care costs, patient anxiety
Smoking Increases the Risk of Illness and Viral Infection
University of California - Davis Health System
Current findings support an increase of tobacco control efforts for countering viral infection
Accurate, Fast, and Flexible EGFR Variant Detection with a RT-PCR IVDT
Zahraa Chorghay, PhD
Latest IVD kits better capture treatment resistant variants to inform clinical decisions
Bronchodilators Don’t Improve Smoking-Related Symptoms in People without COPD
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Many adults with COPD symptoms but who aren’t diagnosed with COPD use these types of long-lasting inhalers
Novel Blood Test Helps Evaluate Severity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
National Institutes of Health
PAH is a rare, life-threatening condition that causes unexplained high blood pressure in the lungs
Treating Lung Disease in Patients Who Received New Drug for Advanced Cancer
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Close monitoring and proactive management could reduce the risk of lung disease
AI Performs as Well as Medical Specialists in Analyzing Lung Disease
Nagoya University
Researchers hope that specialists will use AI to ensure that they do not miss opportunities for early treatment
New Biomarker Speeds Identification of Lung Disease
Lawson Health Research Institute
Testing for a specific protein in biopsy tissue may help more accurately identify IPF