Panelists discusses how the "vicious vortex model" explains bronchiectasis pathophysiology, where airway dilatation leads to mucus stagnation, chronic infections, and neutrophilic inflammation, ...

Panelists discuss how evaluating potential causes of bronchiectasis is important despite many cases being idiopathic, as identifying treatable traits can lead to specific interventions, such as CFTR ...

This activity is provided by National Jewish Health. Bronchiectasis is a complex and increasingly prevalent condition often overlooked in clinical practice, with frequent overlap with other ...

An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis also often display sensitivity to ...

Background and Objective: Bronchiectasis, which was previously regarded as a rare condition, has recently attracted increased attention with advancements in research and therapeutic strategies.

An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis also often display sensitivity to ...

In March 2025, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published a phase 2 clinical study article on China's first DPP-1 inhibitor, HSK31858, led by Academician Nan-shan Zhong and Professor Wei-jie Guan from ...

How do you know if medication and breathing techniques for bronchiectasis, an inflammatory lung condition, are working?

Dear Doctor: I am 72 years old and have bronchiectasis, which I understand is a form of COPD. Can you give me some more information about it? I’ve never been in a smoking environment, but I was raised ...

Most often secondary to childhood infection, bronchiectasis is irreversible. But there are steps you can take to improve your patients’ quality of life. Bronchiectasis, which is characterized by ...

Bronchiectasis is characterised by irreversible dilatation of the bronchi, chronic sputum production and recurrent exacerbations that drive progressive lung damage. Management aims to break the cycle ...

Bronchiectasis is a chronic condition of the respiratory system, in which there is abnormal widening of the airways due to an initial damaging factor. This in turn reduces the ability of the bronchi ...