Oxygen goes in, carbon dioxide goes out. Sounds simple enough, but your respiratory system — composed of your lungs, trachea, sinuses, and sundry microscopic helpers — works a grueling 24/7 job just ...

Ventilators can assist with lung function for those with severe respiratory infections, and it's often necessary in the ICU.

Based on: Lectures on Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, Heart, and Kidneys. By Alfred L. Loomis, M. D., Professor of Pathological and Practical Medicine in the ...

Pulmonologists are doctors who focus on the diseases and conditions that affect the respiratory system. They may treat common problems like asthma or serious conditions such as lung cancer. Many also ...

The retrovirus coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a profound impact on all facets of the medical industry. Media and medical experts alike have held a keen focus on, and have requested the ...

The Dieter Lütticken Award 2009, a prestigious international annual award dedicated to alternatives in animal testing for veterinary medicines, goes to Dr. A.W. (Dan) Tucker, senior lecturer in ...