When the infection is so severe that the lungs are melting, they’re irrecoverably damaged," said thoracic surgeon Ankit ...

A novel artificial lung could help keep people whose lungs no longer function alive long enough to get an organ transplant ...

The team's total artificial lung system, or TAL, bought the man precious time until a double lung transplant was viable.

Humans can't live without lungs, but Ankit Bharat's patient did for 48 hours.

Conventionally, patients with ARDS do not get transplants because doctors hope that with the right treatment and support, the ...

The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants.

A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Like real lungs, tubes and pumps oxygenate ...

Only about 150 to 200 lung transplants are carried out in the UK each year and it can be hard to find a suitable donor ...

An external lung system sustained a patient with severe respiratory failure. Molecular analysis confirmed irreversible lung ...

Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Deployment-related distal lung disease was frequently reported among veterans. Lung function following ...

The patient developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is a life-threatening condition.