Respirology

Skin conditions may be directly related to COVID-19, or indirectly related due to use of personal protective equipment and frequent sanitization.

With schools reopening soon, Canadian parents are worried infections among children will soar.

The past two decades have seen improved diagnosis for pulmonary hypertension (PH) along with a variety of new targeted treatments, according to recently released joint position statement issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society.

According to Asthma Canada, 3.8-million Canadians suffer from this chronic inflammatory condition and estimates 250,000 have severe asthma. Asthma has entered the era of personalized medicine with therapies that target specific inflammatory pathways in people with severe disease who don’t respond to normal inhaler therapy.

Products commonly used in the home should carry a warning that they increase the risk of asthma, according to a meta-analysis conducted by the University of Exeter.

Asthma Canada issues tips to minimize risk from smoke exposure due to wildfires.

Overview of sleep apnea in pregnancy outlined at the recent annual virtual conference of the Canadian Thoracic Society.