Vaping is not a harmless habit. It can scar your lungs for life. A recent viral report on social media suggests that a ...

Brianna Martin, a 17-year-old cheerleader, developed popcorn lung due to a three-year vaping addiction, highlighting the ...

as well as differentiating between various lung conditions and the usage of capnography for advanced airway verification. Whether you are a seasoned paramedic or a new EMT, this quiz is designed ...

Scientists have found the optimal time asthma patients should use inhalers to slash the risk of a potentially deadly attack.

It seems the side effects of vaping are finally becoming clear to American teens as they are getting diagnosed with ...

Apr. 7, 2025 — As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new estimates. Previous estimates had put ...

A mid-afternoon puff of a preventer inhaler could be the best way for a person with asthma to keep their symptoms under ...

Emma’s medical needs are more extensive than Sara’s, and she qualifies for Medicaid, which covers what is not covered by the ...

Lung cancer survival rates can be as high as 98% for certain cancers diagnosed in an early stage, and as low as 4% for those diagnosed with more aggressive cancers in advanced stages. Survival rates ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , are the fifth-leading cause of ...

When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can ...

It has been extremely difficult to determine what proportion of the fluid recovered by lavage represents alveolar fluid from the distal airways and alveoli, so-called epithelial lining fluid (ELF).