This year’s top asthma and respiratory disorder story focused on the pushback from multiple advocacy groups following ...

Researchers have designed a disposable flowmeter to detect sleep-related breathing disorders, such as snoring and sleep apnea. The device could also be used to identify breathing problems in patients ...

Obstructive lung diseases like COPD cause trouble when you're exhaling air. Restrictive lung diseases like pulmonary fibrosis make it harder to inhale air, reducing total lung capacity. There are two ...

When lungs fail to maintain vital oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, respiratory failure occurs, posing a serious threat. This ...

The lung disease bronchiectasis plays out as a vicious cycle. Infection leads to inflammation followed by the impaired ability to clear the excess mucus coughed up from the lungs. These problems lead ...

If you toss and turn at night or wake up feeling exhausted, you might be dealing with a sleep-related breathing disorder. These conditions not only interfere with your breathing while you’re sleeping ...

Sleep apnea often goes undetected, but it can have a serious impact on your health. Here are the top symptoms and risk factors to be aware of. Annie Miller is a licensed psychotherapist in private ...

Experts are seeing a significant rise in respiratory issues in newborns lately which concerns first-time parents more In this ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blacks with a history of the chronic breathing disorder COPD have a far greater risk of developing lung cancer than whites who have the lung disease, U.S. researchers said on ...