"The infection gets beyond the confines of the bronchial tubes and actually gets into the substance of the lung," said Dr. Schaffner. "Then, it causes inflammation in the tissues of the lung." ...

since smoke irritates the bronchi and leads to long-term inflammation. Emphysema is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. It happens when the alveoli become damaged. Normally ...

Chronic bronchitis is characterized by repeated flare-ups of symptoms that don’t ever go away; this is one of the conditions ...

That similar bronchial outgrowths that fail to differentiate into alveolar tissue may develop within the lung itself is not improbable, and lung cysts with or without connection with the lumen of ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a serious condition that affects the lungs, making it hard to breathe. It develops slowly over time and is often caused by damage to the airways and ...

The FDA has approved the drug durvalumab for adults with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) whose disease hasn’t gotten worse after getting platinum-based chemo and radiation at the same ...

Treatment focuses on management of symptoms. This includes medications to ease cough and physical discomfort and to lower fever.