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Tracheal or windpipe cancer is a rare cancer and its cause is unclear. The most common squamous cell type of cancer has been linked to smoking. The main forms of treatment include surgery and radiotherapy.

Kruppel-like factor 2 may be a major determinant of acute respiratory distress syndrome in COVID-19 patients A study conducted at the University of Chicago, USA, has recently revealed that downregulation of an endothelial transcription factor, Kruppel-like factor 2, by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) frequently observed in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. The study is currently available on t...