From asthma, COPD and respiratory infections to lung cancer, they examine some of the most common lung conditions, the ...

Dr. Joshua K. Sabari explains how surgery, radiation and therapy may reduce lung capacity and shares steps survivors can take to protect their breathing health. In a recent video interview, Dr. Joshua ...

Toby Maher, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, discusses the impact of changes in lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). How does the rate of ...

Pulmonologist Dr. Ravi Kalhan, MD answers the internet's burning questions about our lungs. Why do we yawn and why is it contagious? How do lungs heal after a smoker quits? What chemicals actually ...

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Liver disease can lead to complications that affect your lungs, such as the buildup of fluid around your lungs or high blood pressure in the arteries that lead to your lungs from your heart. Your ...

Can vitamin A and D help slow lung aging? A new study on asthma in adults and children has found an epigenetic link that may ...

Height and weight charts have been used for decades to monitor child development. A paper published in The Lancet now presents a new application that enables health care professionals to keep a ...

The lungs have a natural ability to heal. Dr. Charlotte Dean, head of the research group for lung development and lung diseases at Imperial College London, explains to The Guardian that they can ...

Shortness of breath that persists weeks after the cough has resolved may be a sign that the airway has not fully recovered. Below, we examine how continued breathlessness can ...

Dylan Bailey, M.S., R.D., F.A.N.D. Contributor Dylan is a registered dietitian and fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics who works to ensure accuracy in reporting science and research ...