A rare cell type in the lungs is essential to survival from the COVID-19 virus, a new study shows.

Experiments in mice infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus revealed that the immune cell class in question, called nerve and ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare immune cell type in the lungs, called NAMs, plays a crucial role in surviving COVID-19 ...

A US teenager was recently reported to have developed the oddly named medical condition "popcorn lung" after vaping in secret for three years. Officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans, popcorn ...

The lungs benefit from different types of exercise. People coming out of surgery can start with breathing exercises. Learn ...

One of the early signs of lung cancer can be seen on your fingertips - and there's a quick test you can do at home ...

Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore was diagnosed with zero-stage lung cancer in 2023. Here's what the early-stage diagnosis means, how it was treated, and why early detection matters.

The risk of cancer goes up with age, in part because aging impedes the body's ability to detect and destroy cells with ...

Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a blood test capable of detecting cancers, the ways cancer resists treatments ...

The Hood River County Health Department confirmed April 14 that two people have died from a mad cow-like illness called ...