Category: Lungs
Mortality rate among severely ill COVID-19 patients high, UW study finds
Care required an average of 10 days on a ventilator, still half of patients died.
UW researchers need your (digital) coughs
Researchers are training an app to recognize coughs, so they need volunteers who can complete a quick 15-minute survey to submit coughs and other sounds.
Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic. Instead, the Company Is Selling Versions of It Overseas.
There is not a single Trilogy Evo Universal ventilator inn the U.S. stockpile. Meanwhile, Royal Philips N.V. has sold higher-priced version around the world.
Second Case of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Reported in Snohomish County.
People who use vapor or THC products should seek medical attention if they experience coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fever, nausea or fatigue.
Washington moves to ban all flavored vaping products, tighten regulation
Gov. Inslee seeks to ban all flavored vapor products, require disclosure of ingredients in vapor products, increase regulatory oversight and limit bulk sales.
Second case of lung illness in King County linked to vaping
The woman was admitted to hospital in mid-September with shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. She has since been released and is recovering.
Best to avoid e-cigarettes altogether – unless vaping is helping you quit smoking
Experts say vaping is better than smoking cigarettes, but whether it works to help people quit smoking continues to be debated.
Vaping likely has dangers that could take years to identify
We don’t know what is in vaping devices, what the reported health effects actually mean, and, most importantly, why all these problems appeared so quickly.
Two new cases of lung disease linked to vaping in Washington
Washington health officials confirm two new cases of severe pulmonary disease linked to vaping. Both are in Spokane County.
First case of vaping-related lung illness confirmed in King County
The patient was hospitalized in August for fever, cough and shortness of breath, treated in the intensive care unit, released and is now recovering.
Vaping may take your breath away, warn state health officials
Vaping may take your breath away, warn state health officials
Officials warn county residents about severe lung disease associated use of e-cigarettes and THC products
100s of cases of severe lung illness have been reported among e-cigarette users. Many report having vaped products containing cannabinoids, such as THC and CBD.
The New West: Smoke In The Sky, A Purifier At Home
Alarmed by dense smoke, shoppers were snapping up portable air purifiers and breathing masks in staggering numbers.
Get Ready for Wildfire Smoke Season
Children, older adults, pregnant women and people with heart and lung disease are especially sensitive to wildfire smoke.
Why you shouldn’t take antibiotics for colds and flu
So as winter approaches, rather than rushing out to your doctors at the first sign of a sniffle, try and ride it out.