Researchers have developed a groundbreaking device that may one day make detecting lung cancer as easy as exhaling. “We built ...

A handheld breath test flagged lung cancer risk in a 67-person study, using eight breath chemicals and a small on-device ...

Weakened lung function diagnosis can potentially be achieved sooner in the aging process with increased monitoring.

Your lungs work hard every day. Dr. Sudhanshu Rai shares three simple tests you can do at home to check your lung health.

Point-of-care ultrasound (POC-US) is increasingly used especially in emergency and critical-care medicine. It is focused, quick and does not expose patients to ionizing radiation. It encompasses all ...

Lung cancer symptoms a Cleveland Clinic doctor monitors in his own body include a persistent cough, coughing up blood, weight ...

As with palpation, make sure your hands are warm before you begin percussion. Start at the back and check each side to compare the quality of the sensation. It is key to keep the wrist loose and the ...

Even as a respiratory therapist, Leia Kennedy didn't know about a lung cancer screening exam that can find those cancers early. But she knows the toll it can take when it is found late, as it was with ...

Pneumonia is a common lung infection. The cause can be bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Pneumonia can be mild and only require a week of treatment before you can resume normal activities. It can also be ...

Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Screening with low dose computed tomography (called low dose CT or LDCT) can save lives for people at high risk for this ...

Most patients with persistent pulmonary symptoms after recovering from mild to moderate COVID-19 infection have normal pulmonary PFT results.

Leslie Stoll was an active athlete who had never smoked. She was shocked when a chance scan spotted something unusual.