It started out as a typical hot yoga class for Lavonda. The North Carolina resident was used to strenuous workouts, but on this day in 2008 she felt faint as she went through the sequence of poses.

Bronchiectasis is a condition where the bronchial tubes of your lungs are permanently damaged, widened, and thickened. These damaged air passages allow bacteria and mucus to build up and pool in your ...

One woman's journey from an unexpected diagnosis to learning how to manage a chronic, progressive lung disease.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At day 84, researchers found that sputum bacterial load significantly decreased among those receiving 500 mg ...

Bronchiectasis is a chronic condition of the respiratory system, in which there is abnormal widening of the airways due to an initial damaging factor. This in turn reduces the ability of the bronchi ...

Bronchiectasis hospitalizations have higher mortality and costs than COPD and asthma, with a median stay of 5 days and costs of $50,393. During the COVID-19 pandemic, bronchiectasis hospitalizations ...

Bronchiectasis is a chronic condition of the respiratory system that is due to abnormal widening of the airways as a consequence of an initial damaging factor. The bronchi, located between the trachea ...

Bronchiectasis develops early in the course of cystic fibrosis, being detectable in infants as young as 10 weeks of age, and is persistent and progressive. We sought to determine risk factors for the ...

Bronchiectasis is a heterogeneous condition and may be encountered as a stand-alone pulmonary disease by primary care clinicians and specialists in pulmonary medicine. Bronchiectasis sometimes ...

Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) is a heterogeneous disease characterised by a ‘vicious vortex’ of ...

A greater proportion of women vs. men with COPD or bronchiectasis had their first health care visit within 6 months of ...

Bronchiectasis is a lung condition that causes a persistent cough and excess phlegm, or sputum. It is a permanent condition that gets worse over time. It can be fatal. The bronchi dilate, usually ...