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.

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a doctor may prescribe medications such as bronchodilators and inhaled steroids to reduce swelling and open up your airways, helping you ...

Lung cancer liver metastases are tumors that form in the liver from cancer cells that have broken away from the primary cancer and spread through the blood or lymphatic system. The liver is a common ...

A heart-lung machine is a piece of medical equipment that temporarily takes over the work of the heart and lungs, circulating oxygenated blood throughout the body. Also called a cardiopulmonary bypass ...

Cyclophosphamide, a nitrogen mustard, is an alkylating agent from the oxazophosphorine group (Figure 1). It is one of the most potent immunosuppressive drugs available. First described in 1958 by ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have shown that a test called ORACLE can predict lung cancer survival at the point of diagnosis better than currently used clinical risk factors. This could help ...

A lung biopsy involves the removal of tissue or growths from the lungs. A doctor will use special devices, such as a fine needle, to remove the sample. A lung biopsy can help diagnose lung ...

Research is still in the early stages of how vaping affects lungs – but worrying conditions, like ‘popcorn lung’, are on the rise. Dr Stephen Broderick, of John Hopkins Medicine, has now ...

A pilot study of nearly three dozen scleroderma patients, published last year, counted eight transplant-related deaths, teaching researchers to take some extra safety steps including shielding lungs ...

Considering that scleroderma lesions mainly involve local tissues such as the skin and lungs, future studies should explore more precise cell delivery strategies such as local administration, to ...

The study was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the Department of Defense. MMF was supplied by Hoffmann-La Roche. Some authors ...