A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has highlighted recent advances in ...

When you have a respiratory tract infection or a lung-related disorder, your lungs produce a thick substance known as sputum. This substance can make it hard to breathe, cause coughing, and harbor ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable condition marked by breathlessness, chronic ...

A sputum stain for Mycobacteria is a laboratory test performed on a sample of your sputum, or phlegm. It’s also known as an acid-fast bacillus (AFB) stain or a tuberculosis (TB) smear. A doctor ...

Eosinophilic asthma is an uncommon type of asthma that’s often severe. It’s named after immune cells called eosinophils, which can go into overdrive and make it harder for you to breathe. The best ...

After assessing data from the first 46 adults with refractory nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease who completed the ...

The body produces mucus, also known as phlegm or sputum, to protect sensitive tissues in the airways. Changes in the sputum color, thickness, or quantity of phlegm may indicate a health problem, such ...

The study is the first to analyse the make-up and viscosity of sputum from the lungs of patients with severe COVID-19 in depth. The findings have revealed one characteristic of phlegm that may be “at ...

An international team of investigators today announced promising data from a trial of a novel antibiotic that could ...

Open Airways is raising awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD] noting that they provides a range of ...

A sputum culture is a sample of the gooey substance that often comes up from your chest when you have an infection in your lungs or airways. It is mostly made up of white blood cells that fight ...