respiratory
Sleep

Mandibular splints work for some patients with OSA – but high risk of failure

Mandibular advancement splints (MAS) have a role in the management of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in some patients, but dentists warn of an "unacceptably high" failure rate if not done by a well-trained multidisciplinary team. An Adelaide study also found...

Mandibular advancement splints (MAS) have a role in the management of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in some patients, but dentists...

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Cystic fibrosis

Sniffer dogs can detect CF pseudomonas infections

Sniffer dogs are able to detect the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at very low levels, opening up the possibility for their use in screening and early antibiotic treatment to prevent lung...

Sniffer dogs are able to detect the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
Emphysema

Air pollution as bad as smoking for emphysema

Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants accelerates the development of emphysema and age-related decline in lung function, new research shows.  The 18-year study involving 5780 adults across several centres in the US found a statistically significant association...

Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants accelerates the development of emphysema and age-related decline in lung function, new...
Research

Top medical institute warns of witchhunt against ethnic Chinese staff

The dean of one of the world’s leading medical institutes, Harvard Medical School, has warned of the corrosive effects of Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies and the ‘Reds under the Bed’ spy accusations against scholars of Chinese ethnic background. In a ...

The dean of one of the world’s leading medical institutes, Harvard Medical School, has warned of the corrosive effects of...