A novel test that looks at mucus proteins may help assess the health of the lungs in people with COPD, according to a new study.

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with ...

Sabari — editor-in-chief of CURE, assistant professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and director of High Reliability Organization Initiatives at Perlmutter Cancer Center — discussed how various ...

Blood sampling is a quick and accurate tool used to diagnose health conditions, like heart disease, diabetes, and liver function. Researchers at the ...

Life after cancer is often more complex than expected. On World Cancer Day 2026, an oncologist explains why recovery can ...

Discover how a surgical team engineered an improvised artificial lung system that kept a man alive for 48 hours without lungs ...

The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants.

As a medical oncologist, Dr. Michael Grant’s patients fall into this group. He spoke with us about how he protects his patients from pneumonia and what he suggests when they have unexplained symptoms.

When appropriate, surgery remains the most effective treatment option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including for patients with COPD, said Friedberg, professor in the Department of Thoracic ...

In the spring of 2023, a 33-year-old man arrived at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago with lungs that were rapidly shutting down. What started as a bout of influenza had spiraled into acute ...

The researchers note that circadian rhythms - the 24-hour cycles governing biological processes - are known to influence ...

A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Like real lungs, tubes and pumps oxygenate ...