Infections & Pneumonia

22 Jun Stay Active to Strengthen Your Immune System During COVID-19

Posted at 10:19h in COVID-19, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Infections & Pneumonia 1 Comment

Even before COVID-19, lower respiratory tract infection (pneumonia) was the most common cause of death by a communicable disease, accounting...

14 May The risk for COVID-19 associated pneumonia in those with underlying chronic lung disease

Posted at 08:00h in COPD Research, COVID-19, Infections & Pneumonia, Other Lung Therapies 2 Comments

The COVID-19 pandemic is a truly global crisis that has touched every one of us in one way or another....

07 May Some Covid-19 Myths and the Need for Research to find Answers

Posted at 08:47h in Better Breathing, COVID-19, Infections & Pneumonia, Oxygen 3 Comments

Humans are hardwired to resolve uncertainty. We seek answers to life’s burning questions....

23 Apr Staying Active During Safer-at-Home

Posted at 09:03h in COVID-19, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Infections & Pneumonia, Mental Health 1 Comment

In these generation-defining days, we all find ourselves at home, inactive, in front of the computer or TV, tentative to...

10 Mar How to Find Up-To-Date Information on Coronavirus Disease 2019

Posted at 09:48h in COVID-19, Infections & Pneumonia 0 Comments

The outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new virus that was first detected in China is all over...

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