In many regions, the warming climate is making air quality worse. Poorer air quality contributes to or may cause breathing problems and respiratory illnesses. Global warming has been associated with ...

“Respiratory tract infections remain the leading cause of infectious disease presentations, often spreading through droplets. Gastrointestinal infections follow closely, with safe food handling and ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome leaves patients exhausted and struggling with brain fog—and it typically gets worse after mental or physical exercise, a phenomenon called post-exertional malaise. Subscribe ...

If you are facing shortness of breath, don't overlook it as it may be connected to underlying heart issues.

Dr. Shrirang Gadrey saw the tragedy play out far too many times: A patient's breathing would be stable in the morning, but— without much warning—abruptly collapse by the afternoon, necessitating life ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome leaves patients exhausted and struggling with brain fog - and it typically gets worse after mental or physical exercise, a phenomenon called post-exertional malaise. Now ...

A new study, published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, tested whether a set of interventions to keep lungs expanded before, during, and after abdominal surgery could lower the risk of ...

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