NORFOLK, Va. — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The disease often goes undetected until it reaches an ...

A lung CT scan, or computerized tomography scan, is a vital tool used to detect lung cancer, but can also be useful in ...

Teresa explains how learning about the new parameters for low-dose CT scans led to her early lung cancer diagnosis and ...

New CT technology allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung structure and function, something not possible with standard CT, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of ...

Researchers have developed a new COPD diagnostic framework that uses chest CT imaging and symptom assessment alongside traditional lung function tests, identifying at-risk patients missed by ...

A new study from researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions has found that different patterns seen on lung scans can signal how severe sarcoidosis may be, and how it affects ...

A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...

At 43, Shira Boehler was everything the modern health narrative celebrates: disciplined, active, a 6-mile runner, and ...

Shira Kupperman Boehler says young women with no history of tobacco use are developing lung cancer at alarming rates.

Shira Boehler, the young, fit wife of a Trump administration official, says she never smoked a cigarette in her life but was ...