Background The relationship of social determinants of health (SDOH), environmental exposures and medical history to lung function trajectories is underexplored. A better understanding of these ...

A 40-year-old woman who was once accustomed to frequent travel suddenly found herself struggling to breathe after just a few ...

Pollution is triggering airway obstruction even in people who never had respiratory complaints, said doctors. Here’s when and for whom they recommend the test.

Air pollution, asthma, COPD & lung care explained by a pulmonologist with simple tips to protect your lungs daily.

Guardant co-CEO Helmy Eltoukhy says the shift to personalized treatment and earlier diagnosis is here at the WIRED Health ...

The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a disease that causes scarring of the lungs, resulting in reduced oxygen absorption. In recent months, ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking blood test using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) microspectroscopy to detect a single lung cancer cell. This innovative technique identifies the unique ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers star T.J. Watt, one of the highest-paid edge rushers in the NFL and the 2021 AP Defensive Player of the Year, suffered a partially collapsed lung during a Wednesday dry needling ...

A UK research team has developed a pioneering blood test that could change the way lung cancer is detected and monitored. The research team—which brings together academics from University Hospitals of ...

Your lungs may be losing fitness without you knowing. Simple daily activities like walking and climbing stairs can reveal early warning signs. In India, rising air pollution and other factors make ...

People sometimes say that they are out of breath because they are "poor stamina" or because they are older, heavier, or stressed. But just like the heart, the lungs can start to lose fitness without ...