Bronchial adenoma is a rare type of cancer that starts in the mucous glands and ducts of the lung airways (bronchi) or windpipe (trachea), and in the salivary glands. Although the word "adenoma" means ...

A soft magnetic robot changes how it moves as lung airways narrow, enabling targeted drug transport, controlled release, and ...

Pathology reports for all lobectomy and pneumonectomy specimens at UNC Hospitals between 1991 and 2000 (n=405) were reviewed for correlation between frozen section and final bronchial margin, gross ...

Patients with bronchial asthma suffer from attacks of shortness of breath caused by constricted airways. "Anti-inflammatory medications are usually given to treat this, although it isn't quite clear ...

Bronchial thermoplasty can treat severe asthma. It may be a suitable option for people with asthma that does not respond to standard treatments. It uses heat to help open the airways and make them ...

For very severe asthma suffers, everyday life can be tough. Each day can be punctuated by wheezing, breathlessness and chest tightness. But a promising medical procedure that effectively "burns" the ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Bronchial mucus plug' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Bronchial asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, has once again come into public focus after Congress leader Smt. Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, on January ...

On Tuesday, The New England Journal of Medicine tweeted the most recent addition to its photo series of the most visually arresting medical anomalies. The image is of a mysterious, branchlike ...

Editor's Note: The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has retracted this "Images in Clinical Medicine." The retraction notice contains a statement from the authors saying, "We were unaware of ...