Although more women than men have pulmonary arterial hypertension, several PAH medications are teratogenic, according to a ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has a high mortality rate if untreated. Unfortunately, the disease is not consistently diagnosed or treated across the United States. To improve the diagnosis and care of ...

Early diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension improves five-year survival by 42%, compared with delayed diagnosis, a ...

Lung cancer develops when lung cells undergo genetic alterations, such as fusions, deletions, or mutations. These changes cause abnormal growths, typically nodules, which often signal that the cancer ...

New imaging reveals how subtle lung changes may influence sleep and brain activity years after COVID, offering clues to why symptoms persist even when routine tests look normal. Even without ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of high blood pressure in the arteries that go from your heart to your lungs. It happens when these arteries become narrow or blocked, making it harder ...

Cancer screenings exist to try to detect the disease in its earlier stages, and ultimately to save lives. But screenings for lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—are narrow, and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Each year, about 209,000 Americans are told they have lung cancer, and about 132,000 people die from the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Endurance athlete Kevin Humphrey was used to discomfort. He regularly participated in ultramarathons and other intense events. Swimming, biking and running dozens of miles at a time was standard for ...

Oxygen-poor blood returning to the heart from all body organs and tissues travels to the right side of the heart which pumps the blood through the pulmonary arteries into the lungs. Within the lungs, ...

Miami (November 11, 2025) – Men and women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease report differences in symptoms, mental ...