Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with ...

Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.

The team's total artificial lung system, or TAL, bought the man precious time until a double lung transplant was viable.

When appropriate, surgery remains the most effective treatment option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including for patients with COPD, said Friedberg, professor in the Department of Thoracic ...

Novel artificial lungs could help keep people whose lungs no longer function alive long enough to get an organ transplant ...

Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

For two days, the patient lived as a human being with no lungs, stabilized by a machine that breathed and buffered his ...

Elevated fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide exposure in the early to middle weeks of pregnancy had links to lower lung function measures in offspring aged 8 to 14 years, according to results ...

The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants.

Surgeons report a case in which artificial lungs kept a man alive for 48 hours after both lungs were removed, allowing time for a transplant.

In this Q&A, Avitzur breaks down the study’s findings and suggests how the information can be used to advance PF research and treatments. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. AJMC: ...

U.S. medical staff achieved an unprecedented feat by completely removing both lungs of a man in his 30s whose lung function ...