Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was hospitalized Tuesday after undergoing a minor procedure to drain fluid from her chest, her office said. While details about her condition were limited, experts say fluid ...

Scientists have long thought of the fluid-filled sac around our lungs merely as a cushion from external damage. Turns out, it also houses potent virus-eating cells that rush into the lungs during flu ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Riley Strain's death is raising questions, as reports are now surfacing claiming that little water was found in his lungs. Despite ...

Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden believes there is "still no evidence of any foul play" in Riley Strain's death despite reports that little water was found in his lungs after he ...

This image illustrates the very beginning stages of an influenza (flu) infection in the respiratory tract. Scientists have long thought of the fluid-filled sac around our lungs merely as a cushion ...

Spontaneous bacterial empyema is a serious infection of the fluid in your pleural cavity that can happen when you have a fluid buildup around your lungs called hepatic hydrothorax. Spontaneous ...

The human body works in complex ways—sometimes, certain motions are so small that it’s easy to miss how they might cause discomfort in the body. In this way, the surface tissues in our lungs actually ...