An artificial lung system sustained a patient for 48 hours without lungs, enabling a life-saving double transplant and ...

Breathing in microplastics can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs, potentially increasing the risk of respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Seeing smoky skies is an all too familiar sight in California. "If you can smell it, as the doctors will tell you, you are breathing in those fine particles and they are not ...

A red, parasitic worm turned out to be behind the woman's wide array of symptoms. | Credit: Hossain, M., Kennedy, K. J., ...

Smoking is a harmful habit that affects not only the smoker but also those around them, particularly children. The impact of secondhand smoke on children’s health is profound, with the lungs being one ...

Johns Hopkins researchers report they have figured out a root cause of the lung damage that occurs in up to 10 percent of premature infants who develop necrotizing enterocolitis, a disorder that ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study found that air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked, and can damage the organ in multiple other ways. The new study, published in Nature, ...

Even a mild case of COVID-19 or the flu can impact the body long after the fever and cough fade, according to new Tulane University research that may help explain why some people struggle to feel ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases and may help doctors understand what is behind a syndrome ...

Doctors have identified a rare parasite never before seen in humans after a woman developed a severe lung infection, organ damage, and memory loss. Here’s what was revealed about the unusual medical ...

As a lifelong smoker, Kara had taken up vaping four years ago as a 'healthier' alternative and would go through a vape pod ...

A California jury has awarded $25 million to a man who claimed exposure to Pam cooking spray caused severe damage to his ...