Medical staff caring for COVID-19 patients face mental stress, physical exhaustion, separation
from families, stigma, and the pain of losing patients and colleagues. Many of them have …

Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionately high burden of
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …

Background The utility of heated and humidified high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) for severe
COVID-19-related hypoxaemic respiratory failure (HRF), particularly in settings with limited …

On a global scale, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most frequent causes of pleural
effusions. Our understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease has evolved and what was once …

The absence of a gold standard to determine when antibiotics induce a sterilizing cure has
confounded the development of new approaches to treat pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). We …

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ALTHOUGH CURABLE, TB frequently leaves the individual with chronic physical and
psycho-social impairment, but these consequences have been largely neglected. The 1st …

An estimated 58 million people have survived tuberculosis since 2000, yet many of them will
suffer from post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD). PTLD results from a complex interplay …

Background Many individuals who survive tuberculosis disease face ongoing disability and
elevated mortality risks. However, the impact of post-tuberculosis sequelae is generally …

Background Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cause a
considerable burden of morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). …