Chest physiotherapy is a common treatment for cystic fibrosis that involves breathing exercises and specialized devices. Often, people with cystic fibrosis are taught how to do chest physiotherapy on ...

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 ...

Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease of the mucus and sweat glands (exocrine glands) affecting mostly the lungs, liver, pancreas and intestines. It leads to the damage of lung tissue, adding to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Definitive chemoradiation for oligometastatic esophageal cancer patients. PIONEER: A multicenter, open-label, randomized phase II trial of second-line apatinib plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy ...