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

Reporting in the journal Med, surgeons describe how they removed a patient's infected lungs and built " artificial lungs " to ...

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

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

Sleep apnea is a serious condition, causing breathing to stop and start several times during sleep. The most common form of the condition is obstructive sleep apnea, where the throat narrows, blocking ...

Sleep apnea is a debilitating disease that many sufferers don’t even realize they have. Those afflicted with the condition ...

It could be a game-changer for the millions of Americans who suffer from sleep apnea. A new first-of-its-kind pill could ...

One of the reasons why catalytic converters can be so expensive is the inclusion of rhodium, a precious metal used to reduce ...

VO2 max is an intimidating word for an easy-to-understand biometric: It’s how well your body uses oxygen when you push ...

The Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club donated oxygen mask kits to some local fire departments throughout the past two months to provide care to people’s pets in emergency situations. The mask kits were ...

Takanori Takebe is on a mission to find out if people can breathe through their butts. As a medical doctor and stem cell biologist, Takebe spends most of his time trying to develop lab-made livers to ...

This video is no longer available. The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department has had special pet oxygen masks available for about a decade, so Nick Seminerio didn’t hesitate to use it while responding ...