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 ...

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’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

The teenager's blood pressure dropped dramatically during the surgery because up to 40% of his blood flowed to the parasitic twin. However, the surgeons quickly stabilized him and he left hospital ...