That double-humped triangle that we immediately understand as a heart — or love — appeared as an ideogram stamped on coins as ...

Ron Sveden, a 75-year-old lifelong smoker, began suffering severe breathing problems in 2010. Doctors initially suspected ...

Across the spectrum of human afflictions—from cancer to heart disease to rare genetic conditions—medical investigators are continually attempting to break new ground by developing better methods of ...

Breakthrough research presented at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting shows that additional lymph node evaluation is needed during surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to ...

Breakthrough research presented at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting shows that additional lymph node evaluation is needed during surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to ...

When surgeons removed a 33-year-old woman’s right lung as part of her cancer treatment in 1995, they expected a dramatic and permanent reduction in her breathing power. But that’s not what happened.

Thoracic surgery — the treatment of diseases of the lungs, airways and chest — has changed more in the last 30 years than in the century before it. For patients, that evolution now means smaller ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many people don’t realize that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. In fact, it’s responsible for more ...

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Observational study finds more pathologic nodal upstaging with more nodes sampled ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Extra mucus in your throat and chest is a common ...