WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) – Coal miners have always faced a degree of risk in their work. New data showed that, in some areas, the ...

Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more ...

A massive analysis of immune cells in human tissue is yielding clues to the root causes of lung and autoimmune diseases.

Diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer at 40, Gillian Ryan shares the overwhelming guilt she felt about bringing cancer into her family’s life. When Gillian Ryan was diagnosed with stage 1 non-small cell ...

Lung cancer is often associated with smoking, but according to the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, 60% of people now diagnosed with lung cancer are non-smokers. Maggie McCloskey is one of them.

There are case reports of lung transplantation for respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), but uncertainty surrounds patient selection, clinical outcomes, and the ...

Worsening air pollution globally is causing lung cancer rates to rise everywhere. A look at Taiwan, where a majority of new cases affects non-smokers, offers powerful lessons for the rest of the world ...

Survival rates for lung cancer are improving, especially among historically marginalized communities of color, according to a new survey from the American Lung Association released Tuesday. The ...

By testing hundreds of pigeon fanciers, researchers hope to predict who is most at risk and improve treatment for a wider family of lung diseases.

Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said ...