The reality of terminal lung disease is that there are more patients badly needing a lung transplant than there are donors available. The reason behind this is not just tied to a low number of donors, ...

Researchers have -- for the first time -- maintained a fully functional lung outside the body for several days. They designed the cross-circulation platform that maintained the viability and function ...

Respiratory disease is the third leading cause of death worldwide, and lung transplantation is still the only cure for patients with end-stage lung disease. Despite advances in the field, lung ...

Dieulafoy's Disease of the bronchus is a rare vascular anomaly marked by the presence of an abnormally large submucosal artery that fails to taper, predisposing affected individuals to fatal episodes ...

New York, NY--July 10, 2020--Respiratory disease is the third leading cause of death worldwide, and lung transplantation is still the only cure for patients with end-stage lung disease. Despite ...

Twenty years after the publication of Fontan's landmark article, he and his colleagues [16] warned about the long-term results of the Fontan operation, expressing the fear that continuing attrition ...

In a health class or Biology 101 you were probably introduced to the workings of the lungs. First, you learned that we each have two. They’re located in the thoracic or chest area of the body. You ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it.

Although circulation is largely an automatic process, there are some ways to improve it including increasing activity levels and maintaining a moderate weight. As the blood circulates the body, it ...