Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: This handheld device helps people with lung conditions breathe more easily. An actor is showing how it works. The smart ...

A cystic fibrosis vest is a therapeutic tool. When worn, it provides compressions similar to manual chest percussions. Wearing the vest can help loosen sticky secretions so that a person can more ...

World Pneumonia Day 2023: Pneumonia, a respiratory infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, continues to be a significant global health concern, causing substantial morbidity and ...

Drinking warm fluids like tea can help loosen thickened mucus in the lungs. Inhaling moist air using a humidifier or steam can make it easier to cough up and remove lung mucus. Controlled coughing ...

There are potentially three different methods of treatment in physiotherapy. These treatments are often not only used as compliments to each other but individually as well. This is based on the effect ...

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We all know that COVID-19 causes infection in the respiratory system, leading to breathlessness and the formation of mucus. In severe infection, it can even cause pneumonia that can damage the lung ...

Chest physiotherapy techniques can prove to be a boon for patients as chest infections are becoming a cause of concern for doctors amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Experts said it could ...

In research published this week in PLoS Medicine, Vincent Gajdos and colleagues report the results of a randomized trial conducted among hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis. The researchers ...