The General University Hospital on Charles Square in Prague received a very welcome and useful gift - an ultrasound device worth almost 220,000 crowns. The gift was presented to the head of the pulmonary department, Jiří Votruba, by actor Jiří Bartoška. The ultrasound will be a great help, particularly for coronavirus patients, as it is able to...

Professor Robert Lischke is the head of III. surgical clinic of the 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University and the Motol University Hospital, which he took over in 2010 from the legendary professor Pafko. It is also the only workplace in the Czech Republic performing lung transplantation, which is one of the main topics of his interview with...

As respiratory arrest may come all of a sudden, every second is extremely important. It's not even a rare sight in our everyday lives. All it takes is an inhaled piece of food or a severe allergic reaction, and there you have it - respiratory arrest. Within a few minutes, circulatory arrest and loss of consciousness follow. That is why...

At the age of thirty-five, she's an executive of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Radka Lang has experience with European legislation in the Czech Republic as well as abroad and speaks five languages. In an interview with LP-Life.com, this young woman talks not only about the current coronavirus situation, but also about the...

Despite being relatively young, doctor Milan Sova has already achieved a lot. He is the head of the Department of Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis at the University Hospital Olomouc and also the chairman of the Czech Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases. At the moment, of course, the coronavirus keeps him occupied more than anything else. In...

Lung transplantation is an established method in the treatment of advanced lung diseases. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis and other diagnoses are the most common candidates for lung transplantation. Approximately 150 patients from all over the Czech Republic are examined annually, and about...

Anyone who moves a little knows the name Hanka Kynychová. She is over fifty, but she still looks great, thanks to a lifetime of exercise. Hanka loves movement of all kinds, but like other fitness workers, she is now struggling with government regulations. Her gym had to close, both Hanka and her clients are getting fat and the athlete...

Gabriela Grézlová was a world record holder in free diving in the discipline of static apnea. She managed to hold her breath for 8 minutes and 33 seconds. During the race, underwater she tries not to think about anything, when she is at her worst, she rekindles her memories of watching the dolphins. In preparation for the World Championships, she...

The likeable fitness trainer Michal Břetenář works with well-known professional athletes, yet he had to quit his own top sport career. In the interview for LP-Life.com, the former professional boxer talked not only about his congenital heart defect, but also about how important it is to breathe properly in sports. He himself must focus on this...

Lung diseases are well known not only for their frequency, but mainly for of their severity. In order for our body to function as it should, we need a healthy heart, as well as healthy lungs. The lungs are a pair organ, which means we can live without one, but if we lost the other, we wouldn't survive a minute... ...