While it wasn't clear whether Keaton had any underlying conditions, doctors say "perfectly healthy" people can die from ...

Sighing can ease lung function, with deep breathing playing a crucial role in restoring the lung's pliability, say scientists in an international study, in findings that could point to new ways of ...

Learn more about the lung microbiome and how dust and other matter could be altering the microbes in your airways.

A US teenager was recently reported to have developed the oddly named medical condition “popcorn lung” after vaping in secret for three years. Officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans, popcorn ...

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In the mid-20th century, community spaces like swimming pools and sporting events became a source of anxiety for parents who were frightened by the rampant spread of poliovirus. Their concerns weren’t ...

Genetic or bacterial diseases have previously been shown to have an effect on lung microbes. However, a UC Riverside ...

The COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the U.S. five years ago this month, leaving not only lingering mental health effects but also long-term physical symptoms. One of those included a condition known as ...

A cough is one of the most common symptoms that sends people to the doctor. As many as 30 million medical visits are related to coughing. Most coughs are caused by upper respiratory infections like a ...

Dr. April McDonald confronts a devastating reality: lung cancer kills more Americans than any other cancer, yet only 6% of eligible patients receive life-saving screenings. As an interventional ...

A nurse from LeClaire was the first lung-surgery patient to undergo a new procedure at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.