Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

Once home, I was convinced I’d never sleep again for fear of more episodes of apnea. We purchased a specialized baby monitor ...

Two New Yorkers died after using bat excrement to grow marijuana. The men, 64 and 59, paid the ultimate price for getting ...

Vaping was just a way to pass the time, until it sent her into a coma. Petrea Mckeithen, of Wilkes-Barre, a 26-year-old ...

Even if you don't live in an area where wildfires are typical, it's important to know how to protect your health.

Studies show that more than 235,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, close to 80% of those cases are linked to smoking.

By Manuela Bianco Suarez University of Kentucky Healthcare This winter, low temperatures have impacted the state of Kentucky. One of the biggest concerns statewide is the rise in the number of ...

After an unsparing assessment of both the positives and the negatives in the present draft of the comprehensive plan section of Envision Evanston 2045 ...

Looking for the name of Marcel Proust on search engines, it seems that the centenary of his death (1922) has gone unnoticed by medical doctors. Several essays on his illness have already been ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a manifestation of structural violence, the process through which societies ...

A hyperbaric chamber exploded at the Oxford Center in Troy, Michigan, killing a 5-year-old boy being treated and injuring his ...

An imbalance in gene activity in two types of immune cells explains why lung fibrosis after a severe COVID-19 infection doesn ...