COPD is a progressive lung disease with mild symptoms in the early stages that gradually worsen. Early diagnosis and treatment can help preserve lung function. People with COPD often have trouble ...

People with COPD experience changes in their bodies. It starts with damage to the airways and tiny sacs in your lungs. That progresses to a wet cough and difficulty breathing, which can then get ...

The specific scoring criteria are as follows: (1) Zero point: predominantly A-lines, with scattered (<3) B-lines; (2) One point: scattered B-lines (≥3), no fused B-lines; (3) Two points: dense B-lines ...

Chemotherapy for lung cancer is used for different purposes depending on the type and stage of cancer you have. This includes achieving cancer remission, shrinking a tumor before surgery, killing ...

A breakthrough new AI model is able to detect the presence of different lung diseases from ultrasound videos, with 96.57% accuracy, and it is even able to distinguish whether the abnormalities are ...

Lung cancer liver metastases are tumors that form in the liver from cancer cells that have broken away from the primary cancer and spread through the blood or lymphatic system. The liver is a common ...

They’re most commonly found in your lungs, but they can also be in other areas of your head and body. Doctors believe that they block the spread of organisms such as bacteria and fungi through ...

Scientists today hailed a breakthrough after discovering exactly how smoking can damage the lungs. Although rates in the UK are falling, the country's growing population means roughly 6.4million ...

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people have lung disease in the U.S. alone. Smoking, infections, and genes cause most lung diseases.

A lung biopsy involves the removal of tissue or growths from the lungs. A doctor will use special devices, such as a fine needle, to remove the sample. A lung biopsy can help diagnose lung ...

Today, Australian researchers reveal how multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of immune cell found in the lungs. Cigarette smoking is known ...