Patricia holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She has also served as a PhD student research assistant at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.
Bronchiectasis might be more frequent in people with severe COVID-19 disease, increasing by over threefold the risk for severe symptoms, according ... Read more
Savara Pharmaceuticals has discontinued its clinical program of the inhaled antibiotic formulation Apulmiq (ciprofloxacin) for the treatment of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis ... Read more
In Spain, hospital admissions for asthma associated with bronchiectasis nearly doubled from 2001 to 2015, a new study reveals. Although bronchiectasis ... Read more
Electromed’s SmartVest can now be managed using a smartphone or tablet application called the SmartVest Connect app, the company reported. The app ... Read more
Bronchiectasis patients seem to have a higher prevalence of osteopenia (low bone density) and osteoporosis (severely weakened bones) at younger ages ... Read more
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the most common bacterial infection found in bronchiectasis patients, can adapt in the lungs and acquire a mucoid state ... Read more
Overly short daily walks and weak legs, mental distress, and systemic inflammation considerably impact quality of life in people with bronchiectasis ... Read more
Although patients with bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) release bacteria when they cough, this process does not appear to ... Read more
