asthma
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A Man Tore His Lung From Masturbating, Doctors Say
A young man’s session of masturbation inadvertently led to him spending almost a week in the hospital. In a recent case report from Switzerland, doctors detail how a 20-year-old ended up with air leaking into his chest after some seemingly innocent self-love. Fortunately, the injury wasn’t severe and he recuperated just fine.
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Aussie Scientists Trial Asthma Drugs as a Coronavirus Treatment
Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology are collaborating with Oxford University to trial asthma drugs to fight COVID-19. The trial, known as STOIC (STerOids In COVID-19), is being led by Associate Professor Dan Nicolau — a mathematician, physician and Australian Research Council Future Fellow. The trial will take place in the United Kingdom and…
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Segregation Has Left A Legacy Of Asthma And Pollution In California Cities
Lots of elements factor into whether a community suffers higher rates of asthma. There’s even a genetic component. When Anthony Nardone, a medical student in the University of California at San Francisco and Berkeley’s Joint Medical Program, first began learning about the mechanisms that lead to health disparities, he began to wonder about the role…
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What Is Thunderstorm Asthma, And Why Is It Worst In Melbourne?
Hospitals across Melbourne were put on emergency alert on Monday night as thousands of people called ambulance services, reporting breathing difficulties and other severe symptoms. Emergency rooms were so strained that day units were opened to handle the overflow. It was a severe outbreak of the phenomenon called “thunderstorm asthma” — but how does an…