The disease's rising incidence among nonsmokers is prompting greater research into its unique characteristics and hopes for more targeted screening and treatment.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been diagnosed with multiple blood clots in his lungs and is expected to miss ...

Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection that can cause swelling, inflammation, and, sometimes, small semi-opaque or calcified nodules on the lungs. However, histoplasmosis does not always cause symptoms.

Clinical Trials Arena brings you the lung cancer highlights from ESMO 2026, with readouts from key players MSD, AstraZeneca, ...

Precision-cut lung slices allow researchers to study living human lung tissue outside the body, preserving the different cell ...

A calcified granuloma in the lung is a cluster of immune cells with calcium deposits. They can be asymptomatic or cause symptoms such as wheezing and chest pain. A granuloma is a small cluster of ...

University of Calgary researchers have discovered the lungs communicate directly with the brain when there is an infection. Findings show that the brain plays a critical role in triggering the ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

Human lungs on a dark background. 3D illustration. Vintage style. This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases ...

Cystic fibrosis affects many parts of the body, but its effects on the lungs can be especially harmful. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic and progressive condition that causes the mucus in your lungs to be ...

CHICAGO — Claudia Donohue was on the operating table first thing in the morning. It wasn’t where she wanted to end up when she first learned she had lung cancer. When she saw the constellation of ...

A lung affected by deadly forms of COVID-19 not only loses essential cells for breathing but also undergoes profound changes ...