Study from Japan Shows Mortality Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia has Decreased
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Study from Japan Shows Mortality Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia has Decreased

BPD Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a rare condition that primarily affects the lungs of premature babies (though it can affect full term newborns as well). Most children with BPD are born…

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Study Investigates the Most Predictive Indicators of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

What is Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia? Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) is a diagnosis most commonly given to premature newborns. In children, BPD is also the most common cause of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH). Premature babies often develop…

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Breakthrough Stem Cell Transplant Successfully Treats Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
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Breakthrough Stem Cell Transplant Successfully Treats Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)

Vinmec, a healthcare facility in Vietnam made bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) history. They successfully treated BDP using a method that had never been tried before: the stem cell transplant. The procedure occurred…

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Prematurity Places Babies at Risk for BPD – Know the Facts
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Prematurity Places Babies at Risk for BPD – Know the Facts

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or  BPD, is a chronic lung disease that most commonly occurs in premature infants and is caused by a reaction to being on mechanical ventilation, or from being on…

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