A 3D reconstruction of a mouse lung four days after infection with fluorescent Sendai virus reveals widespread virus presence (red) and active replication (green). A study by researchers at WashU ...

Respiratory infectious diseases, such as viral pneumonia, pose a serious threat to global public health. These diseases spread rapidly and widely, potentially causing severe complications such as ...

A critically ill 33-year-old man survived an almost unimaginable scenario—living for 48 hours without lungs—thanks to a ...

Russell Winwood's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis in 2011 was a brutal wake-up call. His second in less than a decade. The Brisbane native, who came to be known as the “COPD ...

For instance, researchers noticed during the pandemic that people who received the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis—which is ...

A severe case of COVID-19 or influenza could increase the risk of lung cancer later on, according to new research. Scientists ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the laboratories of researchers at the University of Chicago who are working to improve our ...

A breakthrough new AI model is able to detect the presence of different lung diseases from ultrasound videos, with 96.57% accuracy, and it is even able to distinguish whether the abnormalities are due ...

Heart failure is the most common cause of orthopnea, which is difficulty breathing when lying down. COPD can lead to orthopnea due to lung compression and diaphragm issues when lying flat. In obesity, ...

As health systems seek to balance innovation with the need to address sustainability, increasing attention is being paid to ...