The man who relied upon an iron lung for more than 70 years revealed how he relieved himself while stuck inside of the medical contraption. Despite being paralysed from the neck down and unable to ...

The device saved the lives of thousands of patients (primarily children) whose lungs became paralyzed or weakened by polio, helping them to breathe, per Harvard Medical School. The iron lung has ...

Life with a rare lung disease has been challenging for Diana and her family, but her determination to stay healthy has ...

Discover why difficult breathing might indicate heart disease, lung conditions, anxiety disorders, or blood problems, and ...

When doctors examine patients, they often look beyond the presenting symptoms to gather additional diagnostic information.

Nearly half of Mars dust consists of silica, which on Earth is known to cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease that progressively scars lung tissue. The Martian silica particles measure about 3 ...

Woo Woo's lungs are the problem. But the famously loud 83-year-old fan still has the strength to use them: "Keep surviving, ...

On April 12, 1955, the vaccine developed by Jonas Salk and his colleagues was officially declared ‘safe, effective and potent ...

Parents worry when their children are sick. Fortunately, most childhood illnesses are not serious. Children rarely experience the severe diseases that were communion the past such as whooping cough, ...

Our nails can help us understand our health and can signal the need to seek further medical attention. From colour changes to ...