The Queensland man's aorta, the biggest blood vessel in the body, had ballooned to about four times the usual size, leaving ...

When female athletes collapse on the playing field, they are less likely to be resuscitated than men: How gender differences ...

OpenAI is in talks to raise several billion dollars in a new funding round that would value the startup behind ChatGPT above $100 billion. Venture-capital firm Thrive Capital is leading the round ...

Squamous cell lung carcinoma is a type of non-small cell lung cancer. We’ll tell you all about treatments, staging, symptoms, survival rates, and more.

What Is Cardiothoracic Surgery? Cardiothoracic surgeons use surgery to treat diseases that affect the organs inside your chest, including your heart, esophagus, and lungs. They specialize in the ...

When lung cancer causes chest pain, the discomfort may result from enlarged lymph nodes or metastasis to the chest wall, the lining around the lungs (called pleura), or the ribs.

A chest tube: This is a tube that drains blood, fluid, and air from around your lung. The tube is placed between your ribs and goes into the space between your chest wall and lung (see Figure 1). Your ...

Often, patients may feel the collapsed lung re-expanding. A chest X-ray will be performed after the procedure to see how much air or fluid has been drained, how much the lung has re-expanded, and to ...

The increasing demand for donor hearts presents both a critical challenge and a significant opportunity for innovation in ...