In a remarkable act of life preservation, surgeons were able to keep a critically ill man alive for 48 hours without a pair ...

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

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

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

For two days, the patient lived as a human being with no lungs, stabilized by a machine that breathed and buffered his ...

Credit: Freespira. The system consists of a nasal sampling sensor that monitors respiration rate and exhaled CO2, guided respiratory training (via a supplied tablet) and integrated behavioral coaching ...

Alveoli are tiny air sacs in your lungs that take up the oxygen you breathe in and keep your body going. Although they’re microscopic, alveoli are the workhorses of your respiratory system. People ...

Cold weather, low humidity, and pollution place continuous stress on the respiratory system during the winter months.

Respiratory therapists are an essential part of the medical team. They work in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings, providing respiratory therapy to help people with respiratory problems ...