A new study in England shows a strong link between higher rates of chest x-ray referrals in general practice patients with symptoms, such as persistent cough, and earlier lung cancer diagnoses, along ...

Laura Meredith gave birth to son Toby via C-section at Walsall Manor Hospital following a "normal pregnancy" but was shocked ...

A Dudley six-year-old who had part of his lung removed is now thriving after treatment at Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH ...

Life expectancy for people with metastatic or metastasized lung cancer is low. The 5-year survival rate for small cell lung cancer is 3%, and 8% for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 25-30% of ...

When something lodges in your throat, you may have trouble getting enough oxygen into your lungs. Obstruction can also occur in people with COPD or asthma when an exacerbation causes the airways ...

A computer vision (CV) application that performs real-time classification of chest X-rays to detect pneumonia using TorchXRayVision. The model accurately distinguishes between normal and pneumonia ...

By age 40, many people have some evidence of osteoarthritis on X-rays. About 80% of people 55 and older have X-ray evidence of osteoarthritis and approximately 60% develop symptoms. X-rays of ...

It may be the most important action you can take to save your lungs. It’s the only proven way to keep COPD from getting worse. Talk to your doctor about ways to quit. Tools like nicotine gum ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. You can get rid of chest mucus by ...

This can cause symptoms such as lung congestion and swelling due to fluid retention. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 6 million adults in the United States ...

To make a proper diagnosis, your doctor will likely perform a physical exam and a test of your lung function ... you should be able to resume your normal activities once it’s under control.