White lung pneumonia is not a real disease, but it shows how lungs look different on a scan. Many types of pneumonia make the lungs look whiter on X-rays and CT scans because of fluid or pus. "White ...

A chronic lung disease is a type of disease that prevents the lungs and respiratory system from working correctly. The main job of the respiratory system is to take in oxygen from the air we breathe ...

Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, United States The Materials Science and ...

People who both smoke cigarettes and use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes, e-cigs, or vapes) are 4 times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who only smoke cigarettes, new research finds ...

Dylan Bailey, M.S., R.D., F.A.N.D. Contributor Dylan is a registered dietitian and fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics who works to ensure accuracy in reporting science and research ...

About 1 in 8 newly diagnosed cancers worldwide (almost 2.5 million new cases, which is about 12% of all new cases of cancers diagnosed in the world) About 1 in 5 deaths from cancer (about 1.8 million ...

YouTube star Markiplier says he’s “officially done” working on his Iron Lung movie in a major update for the film after nearly a month of sporadic activity. A year after first announcing the movie in ...

A lung nodule is a small mass of dense tissue on the lung. On a chest X-ray or CT scan, it looks like a white spot. Most lung nodules are benign, meaning not cancerous. Your doctor uses results from ...

Restrictive lung diseases are characterized by reduced lung volume (total lung capacity) and compromised lung expansion. The incidence and prevalence of these disorders depend on the specific ...