Smoke exposure from the wildfires can have lasting impacts on our health, especially to our lungs. "So with repeated exposure, the first symptom would be a chronic cough and then after having the ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have shown that a test called ORACLE can predict lung cancer survival at the point of diagnosis better than currently used clinical risk factors. This could help ...

According to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society, incidence rates of lung cancer are now higher in women than in men among people younger than 65 years. Overall, though, the news ...

A sputum culture may help identify an infectious organism requiring specific treatment (e.g., antibiotics or antiviral therapy). A chest X-ray or computerized tomography (CT) scan can identify areas ...

Research is still in the early stages of how vaping affects lungs – but worrying conditions, like ‘popcorn lung’, are on the rise. Dr Stephen Broderick, of John Hopkins Medicine, has now ...

A common over-the-counter ingredient in many cough syrups may have a greater purpose for people suffering from lung fibrosis that is related to any number of serious health conditions. South ...

Lung cancer arises in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small-cell lung cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer, according to the shape of cells ...

This is an admittedly unsatisfactory classification since the evidence for the diagnosis of primary lung cancer in these cases is somewhat tenuous. These diagnoses were made on the basis of x-ray ...

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HMPV may not be as severe as COVID, but it can still affect the lungs, causing respiratory issues, especially in vulnerable populations. Amid the recent Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in ...

Immunotherapy is a newer class of treatment for lung and other cancers. It primes the body’s natural immune system to fight back against cancer. Immunotherapy has been shown to improve survival in ...

A man is worried his home might kill him after claiming black mould in the property hit him with a deadly fungal lung disease. Matthew Langsworth moved into his social housing flat in Leamington ...