The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

Aline Browning set out to find answers when her father died from lung cancer following a 25-year ... “Before my dad got sick, before he even knew he had cancer, his friends started dying in ...

More than 225 people got sick in norovirus outbreaks on Cunard Line and Seabourn ships. Among 2,538 guests on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, 183 reported being ill during its current voyage, along with ...

DEAR ABBY: I have three kids. One of them, “Jake,” is in his early 20s. He has medical issues, so he has always been babied to a certain degree. Jake has struggled with jobs, drugs, friends ...

Now, at 38, after 22 years in the fire service, Jessen is facing a battle far more personal: stage four lung cancer ... in a bunch of smoke will make you sick acutely, but over the long term ...

OSLO — Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a two-week leave of absence from royal duties as a result of her rare chronic lung condition ... Her latest period of sick leave will ...

He said it can be confusing to know when to go back to school or work after getting sick, because you can be infectious even after symptoms subside. NLHS recommends staying home for the ...

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit suffers from a lung condition. Photo by Sebastian Gollnow / Pool ... scarring of the lungs and shortness of breath. Her latest period of sick leave will notably ...

Over the last few weeks, the untimely death of Betsy Arakawa, classical pianist and wife of actor Gene Hackman, has brought attention to a rare lung disease, hantavirus. Hantavirus is one of many ...