Today is World Bronchiectasis Day, an observance to raise awareness about a lesser-known chronic lung disease that affects between 350,000 and 500,000 adults in the United States. To educate adults ...

Labor Day weekend is a prime time for vacations, which means many people will be traveling by car in the coming days. While everyone loves a good road trip, pollution near highways can have serious ...

A collapsed lung means air is leaking out of your lung and getting trapped in your chest. This trapped air then squishes your lung, and that makes it hard to breathe. Pneumothorax is the medical term ...

You’ve tested your home for radon as we keep urging you to, and, surprise! You discover your levels are dangerously high. Now what? First, relax: you’re not alone. One in 15 homes across the country ...

Even though lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., many people don’t know much about it. Unfortunately, lack of symptoms often means that lung cancer can go undiagnosed or ...

Crowd control agents, often referred to as "tear gas," are chemicals that cause skin, respiratory, and eye irritation. Some of the most common chemicals used are chloroacetophenone (CN)—which is a ...

As the weather warms, festival season is upon us. If you've attended an outdoor festival, you know that besides being surrounded by music and friends, you may encounter dirt, pollen and even ...

What Are the Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis? Symptoms of lung disease can start in infancy, especially following upper respiratory viral infections. People with CF may experience a small but progressive ...

Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare and dangerous type of obstructive lung disease. Bronchiolitis obliterans is most commonly caused by breathing in toxicants over time, the most common being diacetyl.

The "e-juice" that fills e-cigarette cartridges usually contains nicotine (which is extracted from tobacco), propylene glycol, flavorings and other chemicals. Studies have found that even e-cigarettes ...

Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and is a main cause of lung cancer and COPD. It also is a cause of coronary heart disease, stroke and a host of other cancers and diseases.

Steps to take if you were exposed to COVID-19 If you were exposed to COVID-19, take the additional precautions listed above for 5 days. Test for COVID-19 at least 5 days after you were exposed or if ...