While data on how vaping can affect your lungs over the long term is limited, there’s no question that it is linked with harmful inflammation. Here’s what you should know about the connection between ...

A leading Pulmonologist explains how smoking, vaping and hookah affect the health of lungs differently. Although all three ...

Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, researchers reported Thursday in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Photo by Cnordic ...

Quitting won’t reverse damage from emphysema or stop it from progressing, but it can slow it down and greatly reduce your symptoms. If you quit smoking after finding out you have emphysema, you might ...

It’s common for smoking to cause chest pain. While not immediately dangerous, it can contribute to overall heart and lung damage the longer you smoke. Smoking is hard on your body and causes a wide ...

We've all been told that smoking can increase our risk of lung disease. But new research shows that our reproductive hormones may also play a role, particularly if you're a woman. Chronic obstructive ...

If you start to experience symptoms like chest pain, blue lips, or coughing up more than a teaspoon of blood, you should see ...