January is National Radon Action Month, and the American Lung Association is raising awareness of the potential health risks of radon and the importance of home testing. Exposure to radon is the ...

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 ...

With Christmas for most in the rear-view mirror, New Year’s resolutions are next in line for many, including one offered by the American Lung Association and its Pennsylvania chapter: “Kick the Nic in ...

Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults ...

Dr. Jhanelle Gray, chair of the Thoracic Oncology Department, says the convenience of taking screening into communities and raising awareness about the importance of early detection will help save ...

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway is being assessed for a lung transplant following a deterioration in her health, the Royal Palace said on Friday. The Crown Princess, who suffers from chronic ...

A lot of rock bands from the 1970s have since faded away. Some, though, are still rockin’ hard, but with very different lineups from their 1970s heydays. Let’s take a look at a few stellar rock bands ...

Sometimes the test of a great country album isn’t just if it becomes a No. 1 record. Instead, the best test of an album’s success is if it is still talked about years later and if it made a mark on an ...

Supermodel Anok Yai revealed she has been diagnosed with a congenital lung defect that’s been “overworking my heart and slowly destroying my lungs.” “For the past year I’ve been dealing with this ...

Laura Zitzelberger had to give up her dream job — and her parrot of 23 years — when she was diagnosed with a lung condition caused by animals Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who ...

"What started as something asymptomatic for the majority of my life turned into a lingering cough, which turned to chest pains, bouts of coughing up blood, then at times, struggling to breathe," she ...

As the Trump administration pushes to expand coal mining, advocates warn that loosening regulations could put miners' health at risk. Justin Hicks of the Appalachia Mid South Newsroom reports.