Category: Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Cancer Vaccine Platform Uses COVID-19 Immune Memory to Fight Tumors

Researchers developed a system that redirects pre-existing antiviral signals to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

‘Robotic’ Lung Transplant Successful at Houston Hospital

The minimally invasive surgical approach may allow high-risk or frail patients to become candidates for lung transplantation.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Nanoparticles Increase Lung Cancer Drug Delivery 30-fold

Researchers at Adelaide University developed a lipid-polymer vehicle that improves drug bioavailability and reduces systemic toxicity in preclinical models of lung cancer.

Pulmonary Hypertension

Insmed Presents Data on TPIP Inhalation Drug for PAH

Insmed will present four abstracts on treprostinil palmitil inhalation powder (TPIP), being evaluated as a once-daily therapy for the treatment of patients with PAH, PH-ILD, and other rare and serious pulmonary disorders.

Pulmonary Embolism

Ai Matches Radiologists in Detecting Pulmonary Embolism

A study of more than 32,000 CTPA scans found that artificial intelligence and physicians agreed on pulmonary embolism results nearly 98% of the time, though human review caught cases the software missed.

Thoracic Surgery

Delirium Screening, Fall Prevention, Pneumonia Prevention Improve Post-Surgical Outcomes

Implementing specific protocols for older surgical patients can reduce complications such as delirium, falls, and pneumonia.

Lung Cancer

New CRISPR Can Shred Infected Cells’ DNA

Researchers have developed a new form of CRISPR technology that destroys harmful cells instead of editing their genes, while leaving healthy tissue untouched.