Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are already compromised, so the prospect of removing all or part of a lung is especially daunting for these patients if they are also ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The likelihood for in-hospital mortality was decreased ...

Thoracic surgery — the treatment of diseases of the lungs, airways and chest — has changed more in the last 30 years than in the century before it. For patients, that evolution now means smaller ...

Dear Dr. Donohue — I am writing for information on COPD. I have it. Is there any kind of surgery that can be done for it? — P.M. Answer — COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, affects 21 ...

Sabari recommends regular activity, such as walking 30 minutes a day several times a week, to help maintain lung strength. Survivors should promptly report new shortness of breath, cough or chest pain ...

One of the specialties our pediatric surgeons are trained in is procedures specific to the airway and pulmonary tract (the lungs). These can include treatment of lung malformations and tumors or ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is moderately associated with CKD in vascular surgery patients, researchers have concluded based on a study of 3,358 vascular surgery patients. Patients ...

Shira Boehler shares her journey being diagnosed with Stage 1 lung cancer. A doctor explains the need for better lung cancer screening for asymptomatic, never smokers.