There are two types of respiratory failure: acute and chronic. Acute respiratory failure happens suddenly. It occurs due to a disease or injury that interferes with the ability of the lungs to ...

The death of actor and leading man Val Kilmer is a stark reminder of how one of the most common lung infections in the ...

Alice John, an 88-year-old Indian woman visiting Brampton, Ontario, on a super visa, faced a medical emergency requiring ...

Share on Pinterest MixMedia/Getty Images Asthma is a chronic respiratory illness. It affects your lungs and makes it harder to breathe. People with asthma may experience asthma exacerbations ...

Pope Francis has suffered two new acute respiratory crises and was placed ... Pope Francis, who suffers from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed in his youth, was admitted ...

Garms, Virginia L.; Jan 17, 1937, Henderson, Ky.; cardiac arrest secondary to pulseless electrical activity, acute ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University medical research team aimed to investigate the effects of respiratory muscle dysfunction on clinical outcomes related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Pope Francis was back on "noninvasive mechanical ventilation" after two episodes of acute respiratory failure Monday, the Vatican said. It was the latest setback in the pope's 18-day battle ...

Flu patients who had an underlying medical condition (UMC) were more likely to be hospitalized for their infection than those ...