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Complications Coronavirus Can Cause

If you have COVID-19, the illness that comes from infection with the recently discovered coronavirus, your symptoms may be relatively mild and mana...

COPD and Exercise: Breathing and Exercise Programs for COPD

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it may be harder for you to eat well and to exercise. Breathing exercises for COPD help y...

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency

For some people, AAT deficiency can cause chronic obstructive pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD). It can cause serious lung or liver disease. Tha...

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung condition that makes it hard for you to breathe. If you hang around other smokers ...

Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands. There is no cure for sarcoi...

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a condition that causes fluid to build up in your lungs so oxygen can’t get to your organs. No single...

Radon: How it Can Affect Your Health

When you breathe in radon, it gets into the lining of your lungs and gives off radiation. Radon is the second biggest cause of lung cancer after ci...

Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Most people who have lung cancer have NSCLC. Imaging tests help your doctor find tumors inside your lungs. Doctors treat this kind of lung cancer i...

What are Lung Carcinoid Tumors?

Atypical carcinoid tumors grow faster, and they’re more likely to spread, or metastasize, outside of the lungs. Doctors also refer to lung carcinoi...

FAQ: Stage IV Lung Cancer with ALK Rearrangement

If you have non-small- cell lung cancer, your doctor should test you for the ALK genetic mutation. Most doctors use a test called FISH (fluorescenc...

PCOS and Your Fertility -- and what You Can Do About It

One of the most common reasons a woman has trouble getting pregnant is a condition called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Your doctor may prescri...

Fertility Tests for Women

Your doctor also may check levels of the hormone progesterone in your blood. By checking it each morning, you'll learn your pattern of ovulation ov...