SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a new study has found. The research specifically looked at damage to the hearts of ...

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is group of organisms causing a bacterial infection that leads to lung disease. MAC is noncontagious and made up of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), which are ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection that affects your lungs, nose, throat, and breathing passages. You get it when infected droplets enter your nose, eyes, or mouth. This might happen ...

Severe COVID or flu may quietly raise lung cancer risk—but vaccines appear to stop the damage before it starts.

Recurrent infections reflect an interaction between airway inflammation, structural lung abnormalities, microbial colonisation, and systemic host factors ...

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition in which your airways, or bronchi, widen permanently and become scarred. It may cause a persistent cough, large daily production of mucus (sputum or phlegm), ...

Lung pain can result from issues like infections, blood clots, or lung diseases. See a healthcare provider for persistent, worsening, or severe lung pain. Home remedies can help ease lung pain at home ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New York City Health Department is investigating a Legionnaires' disease cluster in Central Harlem that has killed at least ...

You may be sick with what feels like a nasty cold or a case of the flu, but there’s another, lesser-known respiratory virus that could be to blame. Cases of human metapneumovirus, known as HMPV, are ...