Chronic cough, breathlessness or pollution exposure may signal underlying lung disease. Here's when you should consider a ...

This educational activity is intended for pulmonary specialists and other members of the health care team who care for patients with obstructive lung diseases such as COPD and asthma. Asthma and COPD ...

If only managing a patient with an obstructive lung disease — like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — were as easy as writing a prescription. As it stands now, physicians also ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a molecular "switch" in lung cells that helps them decide when to repair tissue and ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

Milan, Italy: For the first time, researchers have shown it is possible to repair damaged lung tissue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using the patients’ own lung cells.

Among the many things that the Industrial Revolution gave rise to was the potential for more rapid spread of public health crises. Communicable diseases such as cholera, typhus, and tuberculosis all ...