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By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are dying of pulmonary fibrosis, a devastating disease marked by progressive scarring of the lungs, at significantly younger ages than white patients. A new study probes factors contributing to earlier onset of disease, hospitalization and death in Black patients. The disease …
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The work of Ibn al-Nafis regarding right-sided (pulmonary) circulation pre-dates the later work of William Harvey’s De motu cordis. Both theories attempt to explain circulation. 2nd-century Greek physician Galen’s theory about the physiology of the circulatory system remained unchallenged until the works of Ibn al-Nafis, for which he has been described as “the father of …
If you have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), it’s possible to lead an active, productive life. The key is to work closely with a specialist, usually a lung doctor (pulmonologist) or a heart doctor (cardiologist). “The cardiologists who do this have an appreciation for the effect on the lungs, and the pulmonologists who do it have …
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Because pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) often causes shortness of breath, swelling, and fatigue, exercise may seem like the last thing you should do. But the right kind — with your doctor’s OK — can help symptoms and boost quality of life. How Exercise Helps Almost any way you slice it, exercise is good medicine. “We …
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By Nicole Creech, as told to Hallie Levine When I was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH) at age 36, I was terrified. But then I remembered this wasn’t my first rodeo: I was born with sickle cell disease, and doctors said I wouldn’t live past the age of 15. I was well versed on how …
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