Nearly Half of Americans Still Live With High Levels of Air Pollution, Posing Serious Health Risks, Report Finds
The most recent State of the Air report by the American Lung Association found that more than 150 million Americans breathe air with unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution
Millions More Smokers Should Be Screened for Lung Cancer—Even if They Quit Long Ago
The American Cancer Society released new guidance on who should get yearly scans for lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death around the world
Experimental RSV Vaccine Prevents Illness in Older Adults, Moderna Says
In a large clinical trial, the vaccine was 83.7 percent effective at preventing two or more symptoms of respiratory illness in people over the age of 60
How Boa Constrictors Breathe While Squeezing the Life Out of Their Prey
Researchers outfitted the snakes with electrodes and scanned them using X-rays to see how the flexing predators managed to take in air
Anally Delivered Oxygen Kept Suffocating Pigs and Mice Alive in the Lab. Could the Method One Day Save Human Lives, Too?
The technique may provide doctors with a new way of providing supplemental oxygen for patients with failing lungs
Air Pollution Is Stealing a Year of Life From People Around the Globe
Tiny particles that contribute to lung disease, strokes and heart attacks are robbing Americans of 4 months and over 1.8 years of life elsewhere
Why Black Lung Disease Is Deadlier Than Ever Before
As President Trump prepares to send miners back to work, a near-obsolete illness is once again ravaging coal country
An Artificial Lung That Fits In a Backpack
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are developing a device that works like the sophisticated organ
People Have Tried to Make U.S. Cigarette Warning Labels More Graphic for Decades
On this day in 1964, the surgeon general officially said that smoking causes cancer. But warning labels in America still don’t show its effects
Your Breath Does More Than Repulse—It Can Also Tell Doctors Whether You Have Cancer
An artificial “nose” could be the next tool for diagnosing illnesses from cancer to Crohn’s disease
Wondering What a Bonfire Does to Your Lungs? We Answer Your Burning Questions
Setting large piles of stuff aflame can have significant environmental and human health impacts
Smoking a Pack a Day for a Year Leaves 150 Mutations in Every Lung Cell
Researchers quantify just how bad smoking is for you, molecularly
Ask Smithsonian: What’s the Longest You Can Hold Your Breath?
A dive into the science shows it is possible to override the system
How a High School Senior Won $150,000 By Inventing a $35 Medical Device
When Maya Varma learned an expensive diagnostic tool is rare in the developing world, she decided to build her own