Each year in the U.S., doctors diagnose around 20,000 to 40,000 nonsmokers with lung cancer. Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images Receiving a lung cancer diagnosis can be shocking, especially if you’ve never ...

Lung infections such as acute bronchitis or pneumonia and lung cancer both affect the respiratory system and can present with similar symptoms, including persistent cough, shortness of breath, chest ...

Microplastics, or plastic particles measuring 5 millimeters or less, have infiltrated almost every nook of the planet. They have also entered the human body, driving scientists to investigate how ...

People living with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are especially vulnerable during extreme heat. As climate change drives more frequent and intense heatwaves, people with ILD will need better ...

HER2-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a rare form of lung cancer where the cancer cells have a mutation that makes them grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. You can best understand ...

Bronchoconstriction describes constriction of the airways in the lungs. This occurs due to tightening of the smooth muscle in response to lung conditions, exercise, or irritants. It can lead to ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. University of Iowa researchers are one step closer to understanding how cystic fibrosis causes lung ...

A new report in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes a novel disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in the TMEM63B gene, which results in severe lung disease. Researchers ...

DOCTOR, WHEN YOU GET SICK, WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE CERTAIN LUNG RELATED SYMPTOMS THAN MEN. JOINING US THIS MORNING WITH MORE IS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PULMONOLOGIST DOCTOR ANTHONY ROWE. GOOD ...

As of November 7, 2019, 2,051 people have been diagnosed with severe lung disease secondary to smoking electronic cigarettes (also known as vaping) and 39 people have died from the newly recognized ...