Jayde’s world turned upside down at just 18, when she went from being an active young adult to suddenly struggling to breathe.

Kennedy lost her father to lung cancer and wants to make sure everyone knows about lung cancer screening. Sarah Pack/MUSC Even as a respiratory therapist, Leia Kennedy didn't know about a lung cancer ...

If there is one medical exam that everyone in the world has taken, it's a chest X-ray. Clinicians can use radiographs to tell if someone has tuberculosis, lung cancer, or other diseases, but they ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...

Rare lung diseases affect people nationwide, yet many patients go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for years. One rare lung disease that illustrates the challenges of timely diagnosis is autoimmune pulmona ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Lung pain can result from issues like infections, blood clots, or lung diseases.Persistent, worsening, or severe lung pain should be reported to a doctor immediately ...

If you meet the criteria for lung cancer screening — meaning you are or have a history of being a heavy smoker, and are between 50 and 80 years old — experts recommend an annual low-dose computerized ...

An artificial lung system sustained a patient for 48 hours without lungs, enabling a life-saving double transplant and highlighting the need for earlier intervention in severe ARDS.