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Don't feed pigeons, Mumbai officials warn, as lung illnesses soar
Public health officials in Mumbai are warning residents to stop feeding pigeons because the birds' droppings contain a fungus that causes a type of lung inflammation they say is fuelling a health emergency.
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Mumbai's pigeons linked to increase in lung disease
Public health officials in Mumbai are warning residents to stop feeding pigeons because the birds' droppings contain a fungus that causes a type of lung inflammation they say is fuelling a health emergency.
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Wildfire smoke impacts millions of Canadians across the country
Smokey, hazy skies are again blanketing parts of Ontario, Quebec, western Canada and the eastern half of the United States, pulling down air quality to dangerous levels. At one point Toronto recorded the worst air quality levels in the...
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Impact of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder ) and how to manage it?
In this video, Dr. Sibasish Dey, Head of Medical Affairs, South Asia, ResMed, gives a lowdown on how one can manage the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.
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Wildfires rage as smoke blankets Alberta
Alberta continues to battle dozens of intense wildfires as thick smoke threatens human health and even crops. Exhausted firefighters are now hoping for more rain and cooler temperatures.
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Wildfire smoke impacting life across Western Canada
Air quality is deteriorating in parts of Canada as wildfires continue to rage. Western provinces are facing the worst health risks, but the smoke is travelling and now covers much of the country.
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Fight against tuberculosis hurt by resources diverted to COVID-19
The pandemic had a negative effect on Canadian efforts to eliminate tuberculosis, especially in remote Indigenous communities.
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Doctors search to solve long COVID as patients fight to recover
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and health experts are searching to find a cause and treatment for long COVID, while patients are simply fighting for their recovery.
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'Lungs of Europe': Romania under severe illegal logging threat
The Carpathian Mountains in Romania are known as the "Lungs of Europe", but that title is under threat.
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Lungs for transplant delivered by drone for 1st time: health network
Toronto’s University Health Network says it has completed the first double lung transplant where lungs were delivered by drone.
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India's struggle with COVID-19 and pollution
An Indian doctor in the capital, New Delhi, sees coronavirus cases and deaths rising in the city, which is also plagued by air pollution.
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Pollution complicates COVID-19 fight in India
People in Delhi are going into the worst season for air pollution as new cases of COVID-19 are rising. Doctors in India are looking at the link between air quality and the severity of coronavirus infections.
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COVID-19: Should I wear a mask when singing?
A respirologist answers viewer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic including whether a music teacher needs to wear a mask while singing.
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Global race to find coronavirus vaccine
Countries around the world are racing to find a vaccine as UK sees calls for volunteers to participate in human trials.
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Toronto doctor says Canadian health-care workers preserving personal protective equipment as COVID-19 cases rise
'We're not panicking,' says respirologist Dr. Samir Gupta, but health-care workers are concerned about PPEafter seeing similar health-care systems reach their breaking point.
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Doctors say outlook for COVID-19 patients on ventilators grim
Doctors say that ventilators are reserved for COVID-19 patients who are critically ill and that once they’re on them, many don’t survive.
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Exclusive: Double lung recipient given second chance at life
Craig Kanrick says his donor was a 14-year-old girl. The decision saved not only his life, but seven others as well.
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Toronto, Montreal air quality among world’s worst due to wildfire smoke
Air quality alerts are in effect across much of Canada as Prairie wildfires send smoke eastward, blanketing southern Ontario and Quebec. Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal are recording some of the worst air quality ratings in the world.
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How to protect yourself from fine particles in wildfire smoke
Respirologist Dr. Samir Gupta says tiny, carbon-rich particles from burning plastic and organic matter can trigger health problems not just in the lungs, but in every system of the body.
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Pope Francis' tests show improvement, clinical condition 'stable'
88-year-old Pope Francis showed a slight improvement while battling pneumonia. But what exactly is double pneumonia? It's an infection that affects both lungs. The infection inflames the air sacs in the lungs, or the Alveoli, filling...
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Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says | Hanomansing Tonight
Family physician Dr. Indeveer Mahal breaks down the Pope's condition after the Vatican said that he had developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, as well as asthmatic bronchitis.