Pneumonia in both lungs is treatable, but it can be life-threatening in elderly patients like the 88-year-old pontiff.

Polio is a dangerous disease that’s been largely eliminated in the United States, thanks to the polio vaccine (aka the inactivated polio vaccine, or IPV). To stay safe and maintain immunity in your ...

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Researchers have discovered that breathing affects pupil size, with the pupil being smallest during inhalation and largest ...

Exposure to airborne hazards can occur in the home (indoor air exposures), in the workplace (occupational exposures), or ...

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death among women, yet it is often underdiagnosed due to atypical symptoms, said Dr. Robin Conley of Baptist ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing.

Pope Francis is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia — but what is this condition, and why might the pope be ...

Respiratory diseases are a challenging problem to treat. Inhalable medicines are a promising solution that depend on the ability to deliver tiny particles known as aerosols to the correct location in ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — The month of February is Heart Health Month and Franciscan Health offers a $49 heart scan. According ...

"Since breathing affects brain activity and cognitive functions ... "One potential application is new methods to diagnose or treat neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, where damage to ...

Less than a year ago, Multinucleate Sphere Unknown (MSX), a disease caused by the parasite Haplosporidium nelsoni, was first ...