Severe secondary infections, including brain and lung abscesses, mark one of the worst respiratory seasons in nearly 20 years ...

Read before a meeting of the Boston Surgical Society, December 4, 1922. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

Certain lung cancer patients might notice swollen fingers and nails, alongside joint pain and inflammation. This ailment is termed hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA).

Your body produces mucus naturally to protect your respiratory system, and under normal circumstances, this protective fluid remains clear and relatively thin. However, when mucus suddenly changes to ...

As winter approaches, many parents will be bracing for the cold and flu season. Young children typically get at least six colds a year. Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are free ...

Read at the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Section of Tuberculosis, June 5, 1935. Rice, G. Arnold — Bronchoscopist, Rutland State Sanatorium, Rutland, Mass. For record and ...

Mucus, a fluid in your upper respiratory system, is usually clear. But a number of health conditions can cause it to turn brown. Also known as brown phlegm or sputum, brown mucus can be due to a range ...

Pneumonia occurs in four stages: congestion, red hepatization, grey hepatization, and resolution. While congestion often has flu-like symptoms, the hepatization stages include worsening breathing ...

Lung cancer usually presents no signs during its initial phases but many people with the disease eventually experience ...