A newly identified lung cell “switch” could help doctors unlock the lungs’ natural ability to heal themselves.

Breathing in microplastics can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs, potentially increasing the risk of respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

The three teenagers—two boys and a girl—could not have known what clues their lungs would one day yield. All they could have known, or felt, before they died in Germany in 1918 was their flu-ravaged ...

Emphysematous changes refer to changes that may occur in the lungs as emphysema progresses and are visible on a CT scan. This may include changes in location or the type of damage in the lungs due to ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) is a condition that affects millions of adults in the United States. Because COPD affects your lung health and surgery stresses your lungs and body, it’s ...

A lingering cough is often blamed on asthma or past tuberculosis, but experts warn that a lesser-known fungal lung disease ...

Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs. There are two main types of lung cancer: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which makes up 80 to 85 percent of lung cancers; and small cell lung cancer ...