Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow down your overall risk here.

Lung cancer is often associated with smoking, but for Devonne, the diagnosis after an X-Ray came as a complete shock.

Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have shown that a test called ORACLE can predict lung cancer survival at the point of diagnosis better than currently used clinical risk factors. This could help ...

Doctors from National Jewish Health talk about how to know if you’re at risk, and steps you can take to protect your heart ...

An inhaler is a handheld device that delivers a puff or spray of these medicines straight into your lungs through a mouthpiece. Inhalers work faster than pills, which have to travel through your ...

Mr Ledgar said that, at the time he was working, 'nobody knew how bad' it was ... fast-tracked for an X-ray two days later at Nottingham City Hospital. He was then taken for a CT scan the same day due ...

X-ray image of a human chest showing ribs, spine, and lungs 21."If you have an allogeneic bone marrow transplant, your blood type will change to the donor's, and your bone marrow and blood will ...

A chest X-ray or computerized tomography (CT) scan can identify areas of fluid or lung infection (e.g., pneumonia or a lung abscess). Infections can cause severe chest congestion that makes it ...

Days ago, Ryker McCracken was busy playing, like any other 3-year-old. But now he's in the hospital with a life-threatening condition. "Ryker was a healthy little boy," his mom, Kacie McCracken, said.

The x-ray at UVA revealed Ryker was in bad shape. "His x-ray showed a large amount of fluid on the chest cavity to the point that his esophagus was curving," McCracken said. "His left lung was ok ...

Research is still in the early stages of how vaping affects lungs – but worrying conditions, like ‘popcorn lung’, are on the rise. Dr Stephen Broderick, of John Hopkins Medicine, has now ...

Malcolm had regular X-rays to ensure his lungs were healthy and clear – when in September 2024 he began to notice a “little, annoying ache” under his right ribs. After having an X-ray and a ...