What is a cystic hygroma? A cystic hygroma — or lymphangioma — is a birth defect that appears as a sac-like structure with a thin wall that most commonly occurs in the head and neck area of an infant.

Developed by the American Lung Association in partnership with the Prevention Research Center of West Virginia University, this new free education program is available for any school or community to ...

Cirrhosis is the severe scarring or fibrosis of the liver. It happens in the late stage of liver disease and other conditions that involve liver damage. The scarring that occurs with cirrhosis is ...

Because cystic fibrosis affects multiple organ systems ... Pulmonologists are medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating lung diseases. After completing their internist degree ...

The new year is certain to bring the spread of infectious diseases – both new and old. And several factors make 2025 ripe for transmission in the U.S., including declining childhood vaccination ...

Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues have uncovered that the availability of the amino acid aspartate is one reason why the lung is a ... in metastatic diseases. More than half of ...

Trendy quartz worktops have been linked to 18 UK cases of a lethal lung disease called artificial stone silicosis, which develops when those manufacturing the worktops breathe in toxic silica dust.

But what is the disease? The PCCP Council of Occupational and Interstitial Lung Diseases in the Philippines gave information on Pulmonary Fibrosis via its TikTok account recently to raise awareness.

The COVID pandemic is ongoing, but scientists are on alert for any pathogen that might lead to another global outbreak of disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...

His death followed that of Wessam al Jundi, 28, who died in hospital in May while waiting for a lung transplant in what ... of exposure to silica, faster disease progression and higher mortality.