Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

When the infection is so severe that the lungs are melting, they’re irrecoverably damaged," said thoracic surgeon Ankit Bharat.

Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.

The team's total artificial lung system, or TAL, bought the man precious time until a double lung transplant was viable.

Northwestern Medicine surgeons kept a 33-year-old man alive for 48 hours without lungs using a Total Artificial Lung system ...

The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants.

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with ...

In 2023 thoracic surgeon Ankit Bharat was working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital when he was drafted to help a 33-year-old ...

When appropriate, surgery remains the most effective treatment option for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including for patients with COPD, said Friedberg, professor in the Department of Thoracic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Deployment-related distal lung disease was frequently reported among veterans. Lung function following ...

Abnormally high levels of lung-injury biomarkers in the blood after COVID-19 infection may flag patients at risk for ongoing lung disease, an Imperial College London–led study suggests.