For patients with stage IA NSCLC, lung resections, including lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with improved long-term survival compared with wedge resection.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension experience improved ...

Lung cancer is a particularly challenging form of cancer. It often strikes unexpectedly and aggressively with little warning, ...

aDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Zealand University Hospital, Lykkebækvej 1, 4600 Køge, Denmark bDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200 ...

To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry to measure your lung function. They usually also perform other tests to monitor the damage to your lungs.

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

A healthy person can have some minor variations in the diaphragm's anatomy. For example ... Therapies for Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Narrative ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can result from chronic bronchitis or emphysema. Some people may also have COPD and asthma, which can worsen both conditions. Chronic obstructive ...

Research in the Department ranges from the fundamental biology of infectious diseases to the development and application of new approaches to treatment. The Department of Infectious Disease is ...

Polio is a debilitating disease that invades the body’s nervous ... of thousands of people globally every year. The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first ...

Published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the study indicates that these disruptions increase vulnerability to respiratory infections and exacerbate smoking-related inflammatory diseases, ...