Our lungs are fairly susceptible to diseases. Unlike most other organs, the lungs are in direct contact with the outside ...

The clinical trial findings are important, as there are currently no FDA-approved medications for bronchiectasis, a chronic condition with persistent lung airway inflammation ... dose while also ...

Last year, the FDA approved the biologic drug Dupixent to treat uncontrolled eosinophilic COPD. The approval marked a step ...

In this group, some of these basal cells gradually multiplied before spreading into the lungs, whereas in the control group the basal cells and their descendants remained ... Luminal cells perform key ...

Around 20% of people are hypermobile, meaning their joints can move ... changes in the chest wall, limiting lung expansion and impairing respiratory function. Additionally, people with EDS may ...

“I mean, we have to have this function for ... to determine whether their lung tissue is damaged. Those who are diagnosed with black lung can transfer to a less dusty part of the mine without ...

Occasionally needing to cough or clear the throat is part of this process and not ... When a person quits smoking, their lung function and circulation may start to improve from as early as 2 ...

Hopes that Donald Trump's executive orders will revive the coal industry have been tempered by the administration's cuts to ...

It can do a lot of damage to your respiratory tract, which includes your lungs. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is part of the coronavirus ... a ventilator to do their job.

The move was part ... in black lung screenings. HHS has until Thursday to respond to the suit. Coal miners have a higher-than-average risk of dying from black lung by virtue of their occupation.

The scariest part ... That journey reduces their potential harm. But when chemicals are inhaled, they bypass this filtration system entirely. They go straight into the lungs—and from there ...