A critically ill 33-year-old man survived an almost unimaginable scenario—living for 48 hours without lungs—thanks to a groundbreaking surgical approach. After a severe flu-triggered infection ...

Severe covid and flu infections may raise the risk of developing lung cancer years later, researchers at the University of ...

A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). Published in Cell Reports, the study found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many respiratory viral infections can cause long-term symptoms. sbk_20d pictures/Moment via Getty Images The long-term effects of ...

New research is examining what happens in the lungs after severe respiratory infections.

Researchers reported a novel "total artificial lung" approach to extracorporeal support for a patient who needed bilateral lung transplantation due to infection. Similar cases have been reported with ...

Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago were able to keep a critically ill patient alive for 48 hours after removing both of his lungs, the hospital reported last week. The patient, a 33-year-old ...

A recent study has found that severe cases COVID-19 or influenza can leave lasting changes in the lungs that increase the risk of lung cancer years later. The study was conducted by researchers from ...

A new study meticulously sampled different lung regions in people with cystic fibrosis to understand why infections persist after new treatments. The research report was published Aug. 5 in Cell Host ...

After lung transplantation, infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa independently predicted antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), researchers found. Through a series of mouse-model studies, the researchers ...

Millions of people living with lung conditions face heightened health risks this winter due to persistent wet weather and the ...

A severe case of COVID-19 or influenza could increase the risk of lung cancer later on, according to new research. Scientists discovered that serious viral infections can alter immune cells in the ...