The ability to predict spirometry-defined COPD was significantly better when a modified lung function questionnaire score was ...

Researchers reported that a lung MRI technique that uses inhaled gas can identify early patchy lung defects in patients with ...

Scientists have created a new low-cost, fast response sensor to detect lung cancer biomarkers, paving the way for the development of screening devices to spot the disease even before symptoms occur.

A simple breath test could prove groundbreaking in the diagnosis of mesothelioma and make the aggressive cancer much easier to treat at an earlier stage.

Currently, there are more non-smokers (never smokers and past smokers) who develop lung cancer than current smokers. Available laboratory tests may help diagnose lung cancer, though this is more ...

CHICAGO — Doctors at Northwestern Medicine say medical innovations helped them achieve two medical milestones last year: the largest number of lung transplants in a single year and the shortest ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Northwestern Medicine is celebrating a milestone after performing a record number of lung transplants using new technology known as "lungs in a box." The procedure allows surgeons ...

NEW YORK – UK-based startup Oxford Cancer Analytics is using the $11 million it has raised in a Series A financing to further develop and commercialize its protein-based lung cancer screening assay.