How to know if your lungs are healthy: Chest surgeon suggests a simple test to try at home

Worried about lung health amid rising air pollution? A chest surgeon explains a simple breath-holding test you can try at ...

Lung abnormalities seen in children and teens with long COVID

An advanced type of MRI uncovers significant lung abnormalities in children and adolescents with long COVID, according to a ...
Click2Houston

Lung experts say Houston should focus on indoor air quality more for children’s safety

Illustration of the anatomy of the human respiratory system, with lungs, bronchi, trachea and larynx (KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA, Copyright 2025 by Getty Images ...
Science Daily

Discovery into how chronic lung conditions affect children's immune system

Researchers have made a breakthrough into how two chronic respiratory diseases in childhood affect the immune system, paving the way for better treatments. Researchers have made a breakthrough into ...
WFMZ-TV

Doctors detect lung abnormalities in kids and teens with long COVID

Worrying lung abnormalities have been detected in youngsters with long COVID. An advanced type of MRI scan uncovered "significant" problems - including reduced blood flow - in the lungs of children ...

Pneumonia in winters: Early warning signs parents should watch out for, 4 tips to protect your child’s lungs

Pneumonia is one of the most common yet serious lung infections in children and many parents don’t realise how quickly it can ...

Restoring healthy protein form revives blood vessel growth in premature infant lungs

A UCLA-led research team has discovered a molecular switch that determines whether tiny blood vessels in premature infants' ...
Reuters

Kids' lungs benefit from longer breast feeding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who are breast fed for at least 4 months may have better lung function than children who are breast fed for shorter periods of time and children who are bottle fed ...
The New York Times

How Measles Attacks an Unvaccinated Child

For a child who is not vaccinated against measles — one of the world’s most infectious viruses — no classroom, school bus or grocery store is safe. Nine out of 10 unvaccinated people exposed to an ...
WebMD

RSV and Other Lung Problems

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection that affects your lungs, nose, throat, and breathing passages. You get it when infected droplets enter your nose, eyes, or mouth. This might happen ...
WDSU

A young singer has Children's Hospital New Orleans to thank for saving his lungs

HOSPITAL HOLIDAY PARADE. IT’S A TIME TO GO OUT AND SHOW SUPPORT TO THOSE DEDICATED THERE WHO GIVE THEIR TIME, LIKE THE NURSES AND THE YOUNG KIDS. ALL RIGHT. BUT WITH THE PARADE CERTAINLY CAN COME SOME ...
Business Wire

At Stanford Children’s Health, Groundbreaking Treatment Leads to New Heart and Lungs for Thankful Oregon Teen

Diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension at age 9, his heart and lungs were failing, and a heart-lung transplant seemed to be his only real hope for survival. Oswaldo was referred to doctors at ...