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What you should know about smoking, vaping and COVID-19

If you smoke cigarettes or vape and happen to develop COVID-19, your risk of having a more serious case may be increased. Dr. Jamie Garfield, pulmonologist at the Temple Lung Center, explains why and how you can lower your risk.

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You take an ACE inhibitor or ARB to lower your blood pressure. But you've heard it puts you at greater risk for COVID-19. Dr. Daniel Edmundowicz shares the latest research and what you should do.

The signs and symptoms of spring allergies overlap with some of the symptoms of a COVID-19 infection. Use this helpful table to compare symptoms and tell the difference between the two.

At Temple, we don’t believe in a “one-size-fits-all” approach to transplantation. Learn about our expanded heart transplant criteria to help more patients qualify and why we're a nationally recognized leader in transplantation.

Dr. Steven Houser conducting research in lab

Dr. Houser is on a mission to reverse heart damage. In this Q&A, learn how his team’s cell-therapy approach can help hearts heal more normally.

In this Q&A, learn how the Temple Burn Center is using a new spray-on skin cell technology to treat severe burns.

Temple Lung Center is a leader in a new minimally invasive treatment for COPD called bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. Learn more in this Q&A with Dr. Gerard Criner.

Dr. Yoshiya Toyoda performing heart transplant surgery

In this Q&A, learn how Dr. Toyoda is achieving the best heart transplant survival rates in the region, while using innovative criteria to match donor hearts and recipients.

In this Q&A with Dr. Claire Raab, learn about Temple University Hospital's role in providing care for some of the region’s most critically ill and injured patients.

Dr. Eun finds new ways to use the surgical robot to offer treatments not available elsewhere. Learn more in this Q&A.

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Smoking, Vaping and COVID-19: What You Need to Know

Do Blood Pressure Meds Cause a Greater COVID-19 Risk?

Spring Allergies vs. COVID-19: Learn the Difference

Helping More Patients Qualify for a Heart Transplant

Reversing Heart Damage: A Personal Quest to Research New Therapies

“Spray Skin” Technology to Heal Severe Burns

Pioneering New Treatments for Lung Disease

Transplanting Hearts Faster and Achieving Superior Results

Ensuring Critically Ill Patients Receive the Care They Need

Robotic Urologic Surgery: Creativity and Ingenuity Combine