Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has recently become a headline virus, particularly as cases have drawn attention in parts of the U.S. West Coast. For many people, the name sounds alarming because it is ...

Cardiologists debunk the suggestion of coughing to help you survive a heart attack and tell you what to do instead.

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Rep. Joaquin Castro claims the child, his sister and parents were deported "with only the money that they had in their commissary—a total of $190" Daniel Levine is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. He joined ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The RESP Biosensor captures cough frequency, wheeze, rhonchi, respiratory rate and sleep/wake. Adults with COPD ...

Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago were able to keep a critically ill patient alive for 48 hours after removing both of his lungs, the hospital reported last week. The patient, a 33-year-old ...

Most cancer patients hope their tumors disappear quickly, but a UK mom is actually “waiting” for hers to grow. “I am constantly waiting for the tumors to grow big enough to get treatment that is ...

A history of tuberculosis (TB) and a history of chronic bronchitis were associated with an increased risk for lung cancer in individuals who had never smoked, whereas asthma had a positive, ...

Anyone who has dealt with a lingering cough knows how quickly it can take over daily life. It interrupts conversations, disrupts sleep and makes even simple things like eating or drinking ...

Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours. Reporting in the journal Med, surgeons describe how they removed a patient's infected lungs and built "artificial lungs" ...

In 2023 thoracic surgeon Ankit Bharat was working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital when he was drafted to help a 33-year-old influenza patient who was on the verge of death. Bharat recalls that the ...

Dr. Linda M. Morris (Medicine): An 80-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of cough and hypoxemia. The patient had been in her usual state of health — active in her community and ...