New guideline emphasizes treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis with all-oral regimens and provides recommendations for treatment of all contacts to MDR-TB patients

MU researcher examines underlying conditions causing pulmonary hypertension

UNC School of Medicine researcher Rob Tarran, PhD, led a review of all published scientific literature on the effects of e-cigarette use on the respiratory system; the team of four authors strongly recommend tighter regulation of e-cigarette products

Researchers found that many of the chemicals used to flavor e-cigarettes increased the production of free radicals, while a few actually lowered it

These findings represent a groundbreaking use of big data to uncover the environmental factors that are behind diseases and inform strategies for prevention