In a recent study, Mass General Brigham researchers demonstrated that through low-cost genetic samples that can be obtained from a cheek swab or blood test, they can improve identification of people ...

Last year, surgeons performed 148 lung transplants, the most in a single year since Northwestern's lung transplant program ...

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

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

Read on to learn more about resting heart rate including normal resting heart rates based on age, target heart rate zones during activity and red flags to consider, plus causes of an elevated ...

Lung cancer liver metastases are tumors that form in the liver from cancer cells that have broken away from the primary cancer and spread through the blood or lymphatic system. The liver is a common ...

Spirometry, however, is insensitive to early disease and cannot detect heterogeneity in lung function. Techniques such as chest radiography or CT provide ... that some participants with asthma ...

A lung biopsy involves the removal of tissue or growths from the lungs. A doctor will use special devices, such as a fine needle, to remove the sample. A lung biopsy can help diagnose lung ...

Typically the imaging modality is X-ray radiography ... as an early screening method to identify lung function impairment in participants with normal spirometry results. It identifies EIT-based ...

Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a subset of interstitial lung diseases, where in the normal ageing of lung ... in exertional activities. A chest Xray imaging is a poor tool in early stages ...

The main complication of vitamin D toxicity is hypercalcemia, which is higher-than-normal levels of calcium in the blood. Hypercalcemia causes the symptoms of vitamin D toxicity. Vitamin toxicity can ...