Respiratory

A systematic review finds inspiratory muscle training may enhance exercise tolerance in adult patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome.

Device-captured cough droplets detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA and inflammatory biomarkers from the lower respiratory tract in patients.

BMI influences lung performance in children with asthma, with benefits that reverse beyond a critical weight threshold.

A landmark 32.5-year follow-up of a smoking cessation intervention showed enduring reductions in respiratory mortality among U.S. adults who received targeted support to quit smoking.

Stubborn lung infection can evolve within patients and develop traits that help it persist over time.

Patients with type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea experienced significantly greater survival benefits from GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy than those without sleep apnea.

Inhaled treprostinil treatment improved cardiac effort and physiological function in patients with pulmonary hypertension–interstitial lung disease.

GLP-1 receptor agonists significantly reduced the risk of right heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension compared with SGLT2-inhibitors.