MIDLAND, Texas — A recent outbreak of various respiratory diseases has been spreading throughout West Texas. This includes COVID-19, influenza AKA the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

There are many types of respiratory diseases, such as COPD, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea. Smoking and exposure to certain substances are common risk factors. Respiratory diseases are conditions ...

In a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers reviewed the impact of the interactions between the respiratory microbiota and the immune system. The human body houses over ...

Respiratory infections are the leading causes of hospitalizations, ED visits and mortality in children in the United States ...

In a recent study, researchers developed artificial lungs that will enhance the efficiency of respiratory disease research. A collaboration between researchers at Pohang University of Science and ...

While COVID-19 and RSV cases have been declining in recent months, another, lesser-known respiratory virus surged this past spring. A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Lung diseases like emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a leading cause of death worldwide. With the advent of COVID-19, these diseases have only become more prevalent. Despite the ...

Alveoli are the basic functional units of the human respiratory system, acting as tiny air sacs that exchange gases. Air inhaled through the mouth and nose flows into the lungs through the branched ...

NEW YORK (AP) — People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago. Climate change threatens to undo that progress. Across the planet, animals — and the ...

New research has discovered that monkeys with the most human interactions, typically around sources of food, may act as 'superspreaders' of human respiratory diseases. The study found that locations ...