Many people are confused about whether our lungs actually need external support to detox or if they are self-cleaning A Pulmonologist answers ...

Senior Airman Blake Anguiano, left, and Airman 1st Class Jonathan Lamb, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems journeymen, install an ejection seat in an F-15E Strike Eagle at ...

A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Like real lungs, tubes and pumps oxygenate ...

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

Credit: Freespira. The system consists of a nasal sampling sensor that monitors respiration rate and exhaled CO2, guided respiratory training (via a supplied tablet) and integrated behavioral coaching ...

Humans can’t survive without taking a breath. And the lungs are the pneumatic engines that take in oxygen to be distributed ...

In a remarkable act of life preservation, surgeons were able to keep a critically ill man alive for 48 hours without a pair of lungs, while he waited for a double lung transplant – a radical approach ...

AirLife and medical device manufacturer Vyaire are recalling specific infant breathing support systems due to a potentially dangerous defect that could lead to serious injury or death. The recall, ...

Each Olympic cycle, athletes and support staff chase the latest cutting-edge knowledge in pursuit of Gold. In the Winter Olympics, both environmental (ie, cold) and sport-specific constraints present ...

For the majority, breathing is an unconscious process, overlooked in daily life. However, the method of respiration, whether ...

Respiratory therapists are an essential part of the medical team. They work in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings, providing respiratory therapy to help people with respiratory problems ...