Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a virus which can cause respiratory illness, have been surging over the last few months.

Climate change might intensify dust storms, causing more respiratory health risks.

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 cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., killing hundreds of people every day, according to the American Lung Association. While more people are surviving lung cancer than ...

When living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you can help prevent lung infections by quitting smoking and avoiding irritants such as secondhand smoke and strong scents. It’s ...

A juvenile male harbor seal found badly injured along the shoreline in Bradley Beach is receiving medical care at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center after being rescued on Tuesday. Stranding center ...

Doctors in Chicago saved the life of a young Missouri man with a rare infection that had liquefied his lungs, hooking him up to what they have called a total artificial lung. The patient, whose name ...

Humans can’t live without lungs. And yet for 48 hours, in a surgical suite at Northwestern University, a 33-year-old man lived with an empty cavity in his chest where his lungs used to be. He was kept ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a type of interstitial lung disease (ILD) characterized by fibrous scarring of the lungs. 1 The most common type of pulmonary fibrosis is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), ...

A lung pathogen grows stronger in iron-rich environments, but at the cost of its own virulence, revealing a hidden trade-off behind chronic infection. Study: Iron dictates the growth, biofilm ...

NEW YORK (WPIX) – Over a million bottles of a popular cleaning product are being recalled because they contain bacteria, including one known to cause blood infections, according to the U.S. Consumer ...