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 ...

Lung biopsy is a relatively frequently performed procedure with considerable benefit for patient management but it may, on rare occasions, result in the death of the patient. It is a multidisciplinary ...

For both research and clinical purposes, measures of lung involvement should ideally be (1) sensitive enough to detect abnormalities early and directly reflect changes in disease severity, either ...

Digital stethoscopes are inexpensive and provide continuous assessment; however, clinicians have low agreement on diagnosis of abnormal breath sounds in infants. Auscultation of premature infants’ ...

Metastatic cancer to the lungs means that cancer from another region of the body has spread to the lungs. Another term for metastatic cancer to the lungs is secondary cancer in the lungs, as the ...

Doctors do not use chest X-rays to diagnose asthma. However, you may require a chest X-ray if you’re in the hospital or emergency department because of a severe asthma attack. It can help ...

Atelectasis (pronounced at-uh-LEK-tuh-sis) is a term for the partial or complete collapse of the small airways in the lungs. Atelectasis can be due to tumors growing in lung tissue or an airway.

The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over time, the chemicals in cigarettes damage the airways and lungs, leading to lung and respiratory diseases. Damage to ...

Asthma can cause permanent changes to the function and structure of your lungs, particularly when it goes unmanaged for a long time. If you have asthma, you might wonder whether it can have long ...

The makers of the based-on-a-true-story diving rescue drama “Last Breath” deliver precisely the kind of movie you’ll likely expect from a contemporary men’s adventure melodrama. In this case, there’s ...

A combination of mRNA and a new lipid nanoparticle could help heal damaged lungs, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Viruses ...