Cold air can irritate the airways that carry air into the lungs, potentially causing symptoms like coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing.

The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over time, the chemicals in cigarettes damage the airways and lungs, leading to lung and respiratory diseases. Damage to ...

For those of us who took the school bus as children, the smell of diesel exhaust is almost a core memory; I remember how it would linger in my nose and lungs as I rode to school, and the sight of the ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

A UCLA-led research team has discovered a molecular switch that determines whether tiny blood vessels in premature infants' ...

With wildfire smoke continuing to affect Green Country, local experts are warning of the potential risks posed by inhaling smoky air. Dr. Jad Kebbe, a pulmonologist at the University of Oklahoma ...