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, ...

Scans of the lungs of the sickest COVID-19 patients show distinctive patterns of infection, but so far those clues offer little help in predicting which patients will pull through. For now, doctors ...

27 April 2025, Boston—A study on donor lungs preserved outside the body before transplantation demonstrated that the hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) technique is a safe and effective ...

Scientists explored how repeated breath-holding impacts the body. A study found that practicing breath-holding techniques significantly increases end ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – A new study of more than 10,000 non-smoking adults found that solid lung nodules were present in a considerable portion of study participants. Non-smokers are traditionally thought ...

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When Donna Rigby mentioned feeling winded walking from her car, her physician's decision to order a scan revealed early-stage ...

Lung cancer is a leading cause of death across the world, primarily arising from uncontrolled growth of cells in the lungs. According to experts, lung cancer does not always show obvious signs or ...