Lung biopsy is a relatively frequently performed procedure with considerable benefit for patient management but it may, on rare occasions, result in the death of the patient. It is a multidisciplinary ...

For both research and clinical purposes, measures of lung involvement should ideally be (1) sensitive enough to detect abnormalities early and directly reflect changes in disease severity, either ...

Metastatic cancer to the lungs means that cancer from another region of the body has spread to the lungs. Another term for metastatic cancer to the lungs is secondary cancer in the lungs, as the ...

Asthma can cause permanent changes to the function and structure of your lungs, particularly when it goes unmanaged for a long time. If you have asthma, you might wonder whether it can have long ...

The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over time, the chemicals in cigarettes damage the airways and lungs, leading to lung and respiratory diseases. Damage to ...

Jeff Auletta, MD, discusses his key takeaways from the 2025 Transplant and Cellular Therapy Meetings. Jeff Auletta, MD, senior vice president of health equity at the National Marrow Donor Program and ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Scientists have created a new low-cost, fast response sensor to detect lung cancer biomarkers, paving the way for the development of screening devices to spot the disease even ...

Sotrovimab was effective against Omicron B.1.1.529/BA.1 subvariants and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir was effective against Omicron BA.2/BA.4/BA.5 subvariants. Certain antiviral drugs and monoclonal antibody ...

He continues to battle pneumonia and a complex lung infection (it is more common for both lungs to be affected among the older population), after developing bronchitis and a polymicrobial infection.) ...

“I’ve obviously got some tumour activity going on in my lungs, so I am going into chemotherapy a bit earlier than expected on Wednesday. Fingers crossed that’s going to knock things back and ...