Exposure to asbestos can lead to the development of several diseases that affect the pleura, a membrane that lines the lungs and chest. Pleural diseases (like pleural mesothelioma, effusions, plaques, ...

A pleura is a thin membrane that covers the surface of the lungs and the inside of the chest wall, encompassing the pleural space. It is normal for this space to have some fluid (about 10 to 20 ml), ...

In some cases pleural vessels of roughly 50 microns in diameter were filled. Such vessels were not seen in the normal lungs or in the case of subacute liver necrosis. This filling of pleural ...

What Are Smoker's Lungs? You’ve heard it a million times: Smoking is bad for you. You may not realize, though, how much tobacco changes your lungs and their ability to bring oxygen into your body.

Nov. 20, 2024 — A new study shows that a form of vitamin B3 can reduce lung inflammation in COPD patients. The researchers hope it will pave the way for new treatment ... New Study Links Air ...

Shoulder blade pain is a sign of lung cancer in some people. Lung cancer may be especially be suspected if you also have other symptoms of lung cancer or your shoulder pain worsens at night. With that ...

Lung cancer symptoms can mimic other conditions and are easy to ignore, especially in the early stages. If you have persistent symptoms like cough, bloody phlegm, chest pain, and shortness of breath, ...

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“Although lung cancer overall is decreasing because of declines in tobacco use, lung cancer among people who have never smoked has been rising significantly,” Wojcicki wrote in a YouTube blog ...

The "brain fog" of long COVID might be due to impaired lung function following a person's infection, a new small-scale study says. Reduced gas exchange in the lungs -- oxygen coming in ...

However, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a potent angiogenic mediator and promoter of endothelial permeability, is produced in significant amounts by diseased pleural tissue and is thought ...