Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, but doctors say many people don’t recognize the early warning signs until a major event happens.

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared illnesses of aging. It slowly destroys memory, thinking ability, and independence. For many years, scientists have focused on abnormal proteins in the ...

Use of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing has led to thresholds for what qualifies as impairment in populations.

Lung cancer cases are rising, but early signs are often missed. Watch for unusual symptoms like persistent cough, finger clubbing, hoarse voice, shortness of breath, shoulder pain, swelling, fatigue, ...

MUSC Health has become the first site in South Carolina to offer balloon angioplasty to people with disabling symptoms from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, also known as CTEPH.

Lung cancer was the most commonly occurring cancer worldwide in 2022. It accounted for 2.5 million new cases which is 12.4% of the total new cases.

Travis Corbitt knew he wasn't in the best shape, but he didn't understand why he felt like he could never catch his breath. He had been a police officer for more than 40 years, but chasing down ...

Shira Kupperman Boehler, like an increasing number of women, didn't fit the profile for the typical lung cancer patient. Now, she's spreading awareness.

Catherine O’Hara’s death from a pulmonary embolism has drawn attention to this serious condition in which a blood clot lodges in the lungs. Dr. Leana Wen explains.

Laura Dern said that her mother was misdiagnosed years before doctors identified idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a condition that causes permanent scarring of lung tissue. "We didn't even know ...

Emphysema often occurs alongside other lung and heart conditions, including chronic bronchitis, asthma, heart disease, and pulmonary hypertension. Emphysema is a chronic lung condition that damages ...