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What to Expect from a Lung Biopsy
If your doctor spots something out of the ordinary on your chest X-ray or CT scan, they may ask you to get a lung biopsy. In this procedure, a doct...
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Humidifiers: How to Use and Maintain Them
A humidifier puts moisture into the air. Evaporative humidifiers use a fan to blow air over a wet, absorbent material like a wick that sends moistu...
Read moreRespiratory System
Here, oxygen from inhaled air passes into your blood. Your blood then carries the carbon dioxide back to your lungs, where it’s removed from your b...
Read moreSurface Cleaning and COVID-19: what You Should Know
Stainless steel Examples: refrigerators, pots and pans, sinks, some water bottles 2 to 3 days. Cardboard Examples: shipping boxes 24 hours. Copper ...
Read moreHow to Handle Coronavirus Isolation and Anxiety
The coronavirus outbreak may have you feeling lonely, isolated, stressed, and anxious. Make time for exercise and relaxation. Socialization is key,...
Read moreCOVID-19 Vaccine
Usually such a process takes years, but the scope of the pandemic triggered round-the-clock work by thousands of researchers working on over 100 di...
Read moreHemoptysis (Coughing Up Blood)
Hemoptysis is when you cough up blood from your lungs. Treatment for hemoptysis depends on how much blood you’re coughing up and what’s causing it....
Read moreQuarantine During Coronavirus Pandemic
Usually, any symptoms of COVID-19 appear within 2 days to 2 weeks after an exposure or infection. But many people who get this coronavirus, called ...
Read moreWhat Does a Ventilator Do?
The ventilator also may breathe out for you, or you may do it on your own. In this case, the machine will blow air into your lungs automatically if...
Read moreHow Does Coronavirus Spread?
Community spread is when someone gets the virus without any known contact with a sick person. The animals may have caught the virus from close cont...
Read moreCan Coronavirus Survive Heat?
Despite the fact that the virus does not do well in heat, the hot summer temperatures had no real effect on it.. There is no way to accurately pred...
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