Most cases of nocardiosis start out as lung infections, in which pus-filled cavities, or abscesses containing the bacteria, ...

Rumours of an ‘unidentified’ virus which causes sufferers to ‘cough up blood’ have been spreading in Russia. Despite patients ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics have been identified in the lungs of wild birds using laser direct infrared (LDIR) chemical imaging and pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS), in the ...

High blood pressure, chills, and fatigue accompanied this young man's weight increase, as well as swelling.

Learn about the increased pressure in the portal vein, its causes like cirrhosis, and resulting complications such as ...

Fluid in the lungs can lead to serious consequences for patients with the condition. The abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid, pulmonary edema settles in the lung interstitium and alveoli.

Pope Francis has been in hospital for more than a week with what some media reports are now calling “double pneumonia”. The Vatican released a statement on Tuesday evening saying laboratory tests, ...

Mika Ashby started out with pins and needles only for his lungs to begin to shut down. He was rushed to intensive care and when the now 32-year-old finally awoke it was in the ICU needing support ...

In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), low-dose CT achieved higher sensitivity than chest x-ray for detecting lung metastases and second primary lung cancer, but patients ...

But an infection can also lead to other issues, including lung and heart damage and microbiome changes in the gut, that may not always be recognized as long Covid but can still have a lasting ...

They fit snugly within your chest. There's a small amount of fluid in the space between the two layers (the pleural space). This helps the pleurae glide smoothly as you breathe. "These layers keep ...

The turtle had a similar fate. The Taronga Wildlife Hospital, which analyzed the turtle's body, told the Observer, "The diameter and pattern of the lesions, together with fluid found in the trachea ...