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Bronchiectasis is a long-term health condition in which airways are constantly irritated or inflamed, leading to permanent airway damage and a buildup of mucus. This often causes a chronic cough and ...

If you have non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, you’re likely an expert on the “lung side” of the disease — the stubborn mucus, the nagging cough, and the constant threat of a flare-up. But by causing ...

The Advanced X-Ray Imaging Satellite, or AXIS, mission would have flown a large X-ray telescope. Credit: Univ. of Maryland WASHINGTON — NASA has disqualified one of the two proposals for a large ...

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Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition in which your airways, or bronchi, widen permanently and become scarred. It may cause a persistent cough, large daily production of mucus (sputum or phlegm), ...

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CT in alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) tied airway wall thickness to next-year exacerbations beyond emphysema severity alone overall. AATD is a rare genetic condition that can lead to chronic ...

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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.