In a recent study, Mass General Brigham researchers demonstrated that through low-cost genetic samples that can be obtained from a cheek swab or blood test, they can improve identification of people ...

Lung cancer is often associated with smoking, but for Devonne, the diagnosis after an X-Ray came as a complete shock.

There are two main types of lung cancer: small cell and non-small cell. According to the American Cancer Society, non-small cell lung cancer is often categorized in one of two stages: limited or ...

When a specialist inserts the needle into the lungs, it may create a gap where air can escape. The doctor may carry out an X-ray several hours after the procedure to check for any leaking air.

Paul Alexander, AKA 'the man in the iron lung', was able to live for more than 70 years inside the medical contraption prior to his death. Polio may have been eradicated from most of the world ...

The main complication of vitamin D toxicity is hypercalcemia, which is higher-than-normal levels of calcium in the blood. Hypercalcemia causes the symptoms of vitamin D toxicity. Vitamin toxicity can ...

A lung cancer drug already available on the NHS has been proven to cut bladder cancer deaths and reduce the risk of the disease returning by a third. Patients taking the drug were also 32 per cent ...