Sometimes signs of chronic and serious diseases can show up in the most unexpected ways and places. One such condition is Bronchiectasis. It is a chronic lung condition that damages your airways, ...

New drug shows promise for treating bronchiectasis Date: May 2, 2025 Source: University of Connecticut Summary: Results of a large, global clinical trial spanning five continents with over 1,700 ...

Results of a large, global clinical trial spanning five continents with over 1,700 patients with bronchiectasis, published this April in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrated ...

In March 2025, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published a phase 2 clinical study article on China's first DPP-1 inhibitor, HSK31858, led by Academician Nan-shan Zhong and Professor Wei-jie Guan ...

BRONCHIECTASIS is protean in its expressions as it is sometimes obscure in its origin. The clinical picture varies in individual patients, but common to the severer cases is a history of harassing, ...

More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics. (HealthDay News) — Many general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for suspected community-acquired ...

The chest wall is relatively rigid, but the diaphragm rises, the mediastinum shifts toward the affected side, and the neighboring pulmonary tissue overexpands.

The inclusion criteria were as follows: 1) eligible observational studies were identified if the risk factors for bronchiectasis in COPD were demonstrated; 2) diagnosis of COPD complies with any ...

Conclusion: In the interpretation of HRCT findings of bronchiectasis, radiologist agreement appears to be fair. In our final analysis of the findings using the proposed score, we observed excellent ...

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