Arthur Dalley authors and edits anatomical textbooks and atlases for, and consults with, Wolters Kluwer Health, LLC, a publisher for health care students and professionals. Lungs are remarkable organs ...

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. It can do a lot of damage to your respiratory tract, which includes your lungs. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is part of the coronavirus family. When the ...

Using human stem cells, scientists have created a miniature lung that mimics breathing and TB infection, opening new ...

Respiratory failure is a condition in which your lungs have a hard time loading your blood with oxygen or removing carbon dioxide. "Respiratory failure represents the respiratory system's inability to ...

You may understand the respiratory and digestive systems as separate entities but, in many ways, the two are intimately connected. For example, breathing provides oxygen to help your digestive tract ...