A patient’s inability to count while holding their breath can be an indication of respiratory distress in myasthenia gravis. A simple breathing and counting exercise may be a meaningful tool to ...

Respiratory muscle training moderately improved lung function, especially respiratory muscle strength, in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) compared with no intervention or sham ...

A series of portable respiratory function tests for patients with mild to moderate myasthenia gravis (MG) were found to be useful methods to diagnose previously unidentified at-risk cases for ...

USA: Researchers have found in a new study that among people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF), handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with inspiratory muscle strength and percent-predicted forced ...

An upcoming clinical trial conducted by Mayo Clinic seeks to identify new methods for treating post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), also known as long COVID. The study is teaming up with PN Medical, ...

Myasthenic crisis is a complication of myasthenia gravis (MG) that can cause a breathing emergency. Prevention can involve avoiding known triggers, such as infection, trauma, surgery, or medication ...

The Finocchiaro CLP Government is boosting frontline healthcare in Central Australia, delivering new lung function machines worth around $100,000 at ...

Sarcopenia is emerging as a potential predictor of adverse outcomes for some solid tumors, but could this physical biomarker effectively stratify risk in patients with non-small cell lung cancer ...

Each Olympic cycle, athletes and support staff chase the latest cutting-edge knowledge in pursuit of Gold. In the Winter Olympics, both environmental (ie, cold) and sport-specific constraints present ...