Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details might inform future treatments.

A groundbreaking medical invention used in a variety of life-saving heart operations was developed in Philadelphia: the heart-lung machine. "This was the invention," Dr. Joseph Bavaria, head of ...

It has not been an easy few months for the Norwegian royal family. In addition to the controversy over the publication of emails between Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Jeffrey Epstein, which alluded ...

“Individuals with type 2 diabetes, especially the elderly and those with insulin resistance as well as individuals with type 1 diabetes who require high doses of exogenous insulin, could benefit from ...

The KRAS p.G12D variant occurs in 5% of patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is the most common substitution variant in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, occurring in 40% of patients, ...

Lung metastasis remains one of the turning points in cancer progression, in part because the lung provides a uniquely supportive niche for incoming tumor cells. Among the resident cells that shape ...

The pace of deployment of 5G standalone (5G+) networks across the UK has gone from strength to strength, with O2 raising the coverage bar by upgrading millions of customers in more than 700 towns and ...

Dr. Joshua K. Sabari explains how surgery, radiation and therapy may reduce lung capacity and shares steps survivors can take to protect their breathing health. In a recent video interview, Dr. Joshua ...

Humans can’t live without lungs. And yet for 48 hours, in a surgical suite at Northwestern University, a 33-year-old man lived with an empty cavity in his chest where his lungs used to be. He was kept ...

Doctors in Chicago saved the life of a young Missouri man with a rare infection that had liquefied his lungs, hooking him up to what they have called a total artificial lung. The patient, whose name ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom—function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future ...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is linked to smoking and requires early detection and accurate staging for effective treatment. Diagnosis involves imaging and biopsy, with the TNM system used to ...