Patients prescribed a common antibiotic medication had a higher risk of acute respiratory failure than those prescribed comparable drugs, such as amoxicillin, according to research published Nov. 24 ...

Chlorine gas remains a significant industrial and environmental hazard that can induce severe pulmonary toxicity. Acute exposure initiates direct oxidative injury to the respiratory epithelium, ...

Axial chest CT scans at (A) visit 1 and (B) visit 2 at the level of the takeoff of the right middle bronchus of a participant with 1.2 annual percentage quantitative interstitial abnormality ...

A UVA Health study finds severe viral infections can prime the lungs for cancer, but vaccination appears to reduce that risk.

Findings published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation reveals how rogue immune cells fuel deadly acute lung injury in sepsis, paving the way for life-saving treatment Scientists at Northwell ...

Aging is associated with increased risk for nearly every lung disease, including acute conditions like pneumonia and chronic diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary ...

Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

Paediatric patients have a wide age range, a high proportion of acute diseases, insidious clinical manifestations with the ...

Trillions of microorganisms that live in the human gut may hold the key to healing some serious or chronic lung conditions. It is theorized that the community in the intestines — or gut microbiota — ...

In a new study, researchers found that being hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 was linked to a 24 percent increase in later ...