Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly called COPD, is a long-term lung condition that makes breathing difficult. It usually develops after many years of exposure to harmful particles, ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. Muscle strain commonly causes chest ...

When first responders reached Renee Nicole Good after she was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7, she had an "inconsistent, irregular" pulse, was not breathing and had ...

Air sacs in the lungs called alveoli are crucial for gas exchange and provide an important barrier against inhaled viruses and bacteria that cause respiratory diseases like flu and tuberculosis (TB).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time, a breathing lung model has been made using cells from only one person. Announced on January 1, the development ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human ‘lung-on-chip’ model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung ...

Auscultation of respiratory sounds is the primary tool for screening and diagnosing lung diseases. Automated analysis, coupled with digital stethoscopes, can play a crucial role in enabling ...

COVID-19, the flu, and RSV are currently circulating and share many similar symptoms. Symptoms for all three illnesses can include cough, fever, fatigue, and a runny or stuffy nose. Medical attention ...

MOLINE, Ill. — November is COPD Awareness Month, and for people like Allan Geiger of Moline, every breath is something to work for. Geiger struggled with shortness of breath before reaching out to the ...

When Donna Rigby began feeling short of breath, she brushed it off. It was springtime, and she figured allergies were to blame. A nagging cough came and went, and sometimes she felt winded just ...