IF you don’t currently have a cough, it’s likely you know someone who currently has a cough. It’s officially cold and flu ...

Believe it or not, we’re now going on year three of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of us know more people who’ve had it than not, and chances are you’ve had it yourself at least once. What may still take ...

Lung cancer develops when lung cells undergo genetic alterations, such as fusions, deletions, or mutations. These changes ...

Coughing up blood, medically known as hemoptysis, can trigger immediate panic and concern. While this symptom certainly warrants attention, understanding the various causes can help you better assess ...

Winter is a challenge for your lungs. Cold, dry air combined with pollution can quietly strain your respiratory system, often ...

When a persistent cough disrupts your sleep and drains your energy, it might be more than just a stubborn cold. Pneumonia, a serious lung infection, affects millions of Americans each year and can ...

A cough can feel like a particularly annoying symptom to deal with, especially if it’s keeping you awake at night or lingering for weeks on end. But there’s probably a good reason you have that cough ...

During Healthy Lung Month and the cold part of the year, you might be thinking a little more than normal about the way you breathe. But during any part of the year, we all need to get oxygen to live.

Your lungs produce mucus every day to trap dust, germs, and irritants. Normally, this mucus is thin and moves out of the airways with little effort. But when you have a cold, allergies, asthma, ...

Thanks to a COVID therapy reserved for only the worst lung injuries, he pulled through and can spend the holidays with his ...

When everybody thinks about lung disease, a long cough is the initial symptom that comes to mind. However, respiratory illnesses start subtly, with signs that are readily mistaken for normal tiredness ...

Coughing up blood — a symptom known as hemoptysis — can be a sign of several different conditions. Many of these conditions can be serious, and some even life threatening. One of the conditions in ...