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Woman dying of lung disease ‘caused by mould’ urges action on rogue landlords

Tenant, who is suing landlord in test case, calls on government to back renters in claiming damages

The Guardian - UK

Union call to ban engineered stone imports

The construction union is calling on the federal government to ban imports of engineered stone, which have been linked to the deadly lung disease silicosis.

AAP

One in four COPD patients waiting five or more years for diagnosis in Northern Ireland

Charity Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland has called for urgent action

Belfast Live

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Long COVID and lung damage

"Long COVID" encompasses a slew of effects that lead to your body (and lungs) not functioning at their best

Salon

Urgent warning over pneumonia this winter - symptoms you shouldn't ignore

An urgent warning has been issued this winter in the UK over the stealth killer disease pneumonia. Here are the signs and symptoms of the lung disease that you need to be aware of

Daily Mirror

Patients diagnosed with chronic lung disease should undergo cardiac evaluation, say doctors

September 29 is observed as World Heart Day

The Hindu

Why Viagra may be useful in treating lung diseases

You may be surprised to learn that the medication sildenafil — better known by its brand name Viagra — has other medical purposes aside from treating male erectile dysfunction. It can also be used to treat lung diseases that often have poor prognoses.

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COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage – 3 ways long COVID patients' respiration can suffer

“I just can’t do what I used to anymore.”

The Conversation

Important Biotech Catalysts For September 13, 2022 - End Of The Day Summary

Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKRO) revealed topline data from HARMONY, a 24-week Phase 2b study evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead product candidate efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with pre-cirrhotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the study met its primary endpoint for both the 50mg and 28mg EFX dose groups. Akero Therapeutics shares…

Benzinga

Parents of Scots boy who suffers from rare lung condition admit they 'live in fear' of day they can't resuscitate him

Theodore Wingate Dicks suffers from chronic lung disease, tracheomalacia, brain damage and an open duct in his heart, and medics have been unable to find a specific cause for the two-year-old's health issues.

Daily Record

Patient dies in fall from hospital building

SAMUT PRAKAN: A patient with chronic heart and lung disease died in a fall from the fourth floor of a building at Bang Chak Hospital in Phra Pradaeng district on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Bangkok Post

Australian study links planned savanna burns to Darwin's worsening air pollution

Planned burns at savannas across the Top End are polluting the air in Darwin, say a group of Australian researchers, raising concerns for people with asthma or lung disease.

ABC News

Recap Of Thursday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Menarini Group and Radius Health’s (NASDAQ:RDUS), New Drug Application (NDA) for elacestrant for patients with ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The agency has granted Priority Review designation and assigned a target action date of February 17, 2023. Radius Health…

Benzinga

The Seekers singer Judith Durham dies after lung disease battle as bandmates pay tribute

The Seekers singer Judith Durham has died aged 79 after a long battle with lung disease, with the band playing tribute to their 'hero'

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UK lung disease deaths ‘being caused by low pay and damp housing’

More than 1.3 million people in the UK suffer from COPD

The Guardian - UK

Low pay and damp housing driving UK lung disease deaths, study finds

Researchers say 55% of COPD patients suffering two or more acute attacks a year earn under £20,000, with the poorest five times more likely to die from the condition

Benzinga

Beyond Air Scores First FDA Approval For LungFit PH In Respiratory Failure

The FDA has approved Beyond Air Inc's (NASDAQ:XAIR) LungFit PH to treat term and near-term neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure (often referred to as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn or PPHN). LungFit PH is the initial device from the LungFit therapeutic platform of nitric oxide generators. It is the first FDA-approved product…

Edinburgh Live

Signs and symptoms of lung disease as new awareness campaign launched

Monday marks the start of Love You Lungs week, a campaign to raise awareness of lung health. A lung condition can be permanent but there are treatments to slow down progression.

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Save your breath: traditional Kyrgyz dance helps ease chronic lung disease

Exercise to help COPD hospital patients is being rolled out across Kyrgyzstan and to neighbouring countries

Benzinga

Beyond Air Presents Encouraging Update From At-Home LungFit GO Pilot Study In Lung Disease

Beyond Air Inc (NASDAQ:XAIR) announced new interim data from the ongoing LungFit GO pilot at-home study in Australia. In this study, patients self-administered high concentration inhaled nitric oxide (NO) at home to treat severe nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease. These data were shared at the American Thoracic Society International Conference 2022. The company…

Daily Record

New funding announced to provide better care for lung disease patients in Renfrewshire

The partnership between Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland and the NHS has been welcomed.

Bristol Post

Asthma sufferers could be eligible to claim £152 per week from DWP

Up to 24 different types of respiratory conditions including asthma, sleep apnoea, and pneumonia are being supported through PIP

Glasgow Live

Asthma sufferers told to check if they qualify for £128 per week in benefits

Anybody living with asthma has been urged to check if they are eligible for up to £128 a week from the UK Government through the Personal Independence Payment benefit.

Chronicle Live

All asthma sufferers could be owed £152 each week from the Government

There is a list of 24 respiratory conditions being supported through PIP

Liverpool Echo

People with asthma could be owed £128 each week from DWP

You could be owed money from the government

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