Four years ago this month, every beat of newborn Justice Altidor’s heart came with labored breathing. Even after surgeons at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta cut blood vessels from her heart, which ...

With a three-year R15 grant of more than $432,000 from the National Institutes of Health, Duke is studying the underlying causes of the reduction in lung function, as well as exercise ability, in ...

You might wonder how your baby breathes while still in your womb, surrounded by amniotic fluid. After all, the lungs are not filled with air before birth, and your baby relies entirely on the placenta ...

Developed countries have seen rising rates of medical interventions during labor and delivery. A team of investigators from Australia studied how a new approach to prenatal childbirth education ...

NIPPV is a treatment where a machine is used to help the person breathe. During NIPPV therapy, the person breathes using a mask that forces the air into the lungs, keeping the airways open and ...

Back pain, knee pain, any pain really, can be frustrating, especially when all you want to do is move optimally. Aches that many of us have experienced during physical activity can be caused by poor ...