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Lung damage found by accident on a scan tracked 54% higher death risk

Health screening scans routinely turn up emphysema in people with no symptoms, and it is usually noted and forgotten. Following 41,000 Korean adults, it predicted death, except in one group where nobody died at all.

Sep 6, 2026

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An old antibiotic beat a newer drug at preventing COPD flare-ups, 17% fewer

Two maintenance drugs for chronic lung disease have never been compared head to head. An analysis built to imitate that missing trial, across 15,100 matched patients, found a clear winner.

Sep 4, 2026