A lung just harvested for an organ transplant. A part critically needed to restart an assembly line. The hottest toy for Christmas. Those are among the kinds of goods shipped by the country’s complex ...

Atelectasis (pronounced a-teh-LEK-tuh-sis) is a lung condition that happens when your airways or the tiny sacs at the end of them don’t expand the way they should when you breathe. Because of this, a ...

A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...

Kimberly Miles, 33, who received a lung in November 2000 in a rare operation in which her sister and a friend donated parts of their lungs, died Monday in Minneapolis from cystic fibrosis. Miles was ...

However, the poor documentation does not necessarily mean that these techniques are ineffective. In adults with acute lung injury or collapsed lungs during anesthesia, lung recruitment maneuvers can ...

3D-printed lungs made with living cells could help to improve lung disease prevention and treatment—and potentially one day offer a lab-grown option for use in organ transplants. University of ...

Lung cancer is a type of cancer that starts in or spreads to the lungs. Lung cancer is the No. 1 type of cancer that kills both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Cigarette smoke can have wide-ranging health effects on the body, and the lungs and airways are two of the hardest-hit areas. But the good news is that after a person quits smoking, the lungs can heal ...

Your lungs have a vital job: Every cell in your body needs oxygen, and they depend on your lungs to get it. That's why it's important not to take your lung health for granted, especially as your lung ...

Cystic fibrosis affects many parts of the body, but its effects on the lungs can be especially harmful. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic and progressive condition that causes the mucus in your lungs to be ...

A lung just harvested for an organ transplant. A part critically needed to restart an assembly line. The hottest toy for Christmas. Those are among the kinds of goods shipped by the country's complex ...