What Are Pulmonary Function Tests and Why Are They Done? Pulmonary function tests (or PFTs) are also called lung function tests. If you have symptoms or risk factors for a lung disease such as COPD, ...

Extreme summer heat can weigh heavily on the body and mind. Skyrocketing temperatures can have a severe impact on heart ...

Micah Clayborne was diagnosed with Danon disease, a rare condition, after complaining of chest pains. He needed a heart ...

M ANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota until 9 a.m. on Monday, July 14.

The odds of survival after a lung transplant in people with group 2 or group 3 pulmonary hypertension (PH) are similar, a study finds.

Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the chemical makeup of e-cigarettes, assuming they only contain water vapor and ...

Quantitative CT is becoming increasingly common for the characterisation of lung disease; however, its added potential as a clinical tool for predicting severe exacerbations remains understudied. We ...

Four complex heart surgeries were done without a single chest cut using TPVR Read ahead to know how this minimally invasive ...

The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute is a thriving community of scientists and clinicians, the largest ...

Background: Chagas disease, resulting from the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Traditionally regarded as a tropical disease ...

By Dr. Peter Haigh University of Kentucky We have known for decades that smoking tobacco is bad your health. Quitting smoking ...

Hollywood has shaped how many people imagine a heart attack—someone clutching their chest and collapsing dramatically. But ...