Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. When it ...

Your diaphragm is a thin muscle that separates your chest and abdomen. When you inhale, your diaphragm tightens and expands your chest cavity. A paralyzed diaphragm doesn’t tighten as it should when ...

Thoracic endometriosis is endometriosis that grows in the lungs or chest. It is an uncommon complication of this disease. Because it is rare, thoracic endometriosis is often misdiagnosed or diagnosed ...

Hemothorax is bleeding and blood accumulating around your lung. This usually happens after an injury to the chest area. Some underlying health conditions can lead to bleeding in the chest cavity, as ...

Thoracic outlet decompression (TOD) can treat thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), where the nerves and blood vessels in your chest are compressed. The aim of TOD is to reduce pressure on the structures ...

A middle-aged man whose heart had expanded to fill his entire chest cavity has been diagnosed with an extremely rare condition known as Wall to Wall Heart. In a case report published in the British ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Isolated rib fractures are common injuries that are treated nonoperatively. However, in the setting of multiple ...