Removing mucus from the lungs is an important part of managing certain health conditions, such as bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Too much mucus can block narrowed air ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing many giraffe species as either endangered or threatened. It’s the first time the long-necked mammals, native to Africa, would receive federal ...

You may experience a high white blood cell count with lung cancer due to infections. Medications, such as chemotherapy, may also affect your white blood cell count. Lung cancer begins with lung ...

Mercy Sunot, vocalist of OPM rock band Aegis, made a heartfelt appeal to fans to pray for her following a critical lung surgery after she was diagnosed with breast and lung cancer. The OPM singer ...

The most common types of lung cancer are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)—which accounts for 80% to 85% of diagnosed cases of the disease in the United States—and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Each ...

The COVID-19 virus spreads via mucus once inside an infected airway, allowing it to reach into the lower lungs, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

The Species at Risk Act (SARA) establishes Schedule 1, as the official list of wildlife species at risk. It classifies those species as being either extirpated, endangered, threatened, or a special ...

The tree of life is often more like a vine that snakes back on itself, with tendrils briefly embracing before they reach for the sky or wither into nothing. While much has been said about the ...