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Lungs
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March 10, 2026
Why do chest infections keep coming back? Pulmonologist explains the hidden causes
Recurrent infections reflect an interaction between airway inflammation, structural lung abnormalities, microbial colonisation, and systemic host factors
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September 25, 2025
World Lung Day: Expert reveals how COPD affects non-smokers in India
To understand the hidden dimensions of COPD among non-smokers, The Week spoke with pulmonologist Dr Shahid Patel, consultant pulmonologist at Navi Mumbai's Medicover Hospitals
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September 09, 2025
Tiny LED, big scare: How doctors removed bulb from child’s lung in rare surgery
What had been mistaken for pneumonia turned out to be a rare case of foreign body aspiration: one that baffled doctors for weeks
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August 01, 2025
World Lung Cancer Day: 7 ways that you could save yourself from getting lung cancer
Lung cancer in non-smokers is an alarming public health concern, with increasing cases demanding immediate attention beyond traditional smoking links
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August 01, 2025
6 reasons why you can get diagnosed with lung cancer even if you are not a smoker
On World Lung Cancer Day, read about the diverse risk factors that are driving cases among people, especially non-smokers.
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January 09, 2024
Kochi’s Amrita Hospital launches two specialised clinics for severe lung conditions
The clinics were inaugurated by respiratory medicine expert Professor Athol Wells
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September 15, 2023
57-year-old taken off oxygen support after successful lung transplant
The incidence of lung fibrosis has gone up by 15% in the last five years
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June 27, 2021
Delta plus has more affinity for lung tissues in comparison to other COVID-19 strains: NTAGI chief
Till now, 51 cases of Delta Plus have been detected across 12 states
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January 20, 2020
New blood test found to predict onset of TB six months earlier
The test can predict the onset of TB three to six months before people become unwell
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December 31, 2019
Too little or too much sleep linked with incurable lung disease: Study
"Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating condition which is incurable at present"
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November 13, 2019
Pneumonia killed over 1,27,000 children under 5 years age in 2018 in India
In India, one child under the age of five years dies every 4 minutes due to pneumonia
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November 01, 2019
Maha man cured of a rare condition of pulmonary hypertension
CTEPH is a rare & progressive form of pulmonary hypertension that could clog arteries
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October 26, 2019
Pigeons may pose health risk, don't feed them: Civic body
Residents have been asked not feed pigeons in large numbers
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July 10, 2019
Air pollution ages your lungs more quickly: Study
Exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to decreased lung function
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June 29, 2019
Scientists discover how plants breathe and how human lungs work
How plants create networks of air channels to transport CO2 to their cells
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January 23, 2019
AI-based system can speed up chest X-ray process
AI can reduce the time for processing abnormal chest X-rays to less than three days
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January 15, 2019
Vitamin D supplements could be a lifesaver for some lung patients
Vitamin D supplements can reduce the risk of potentially fatal lung attacks
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