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Breathe easier: Foods that boost lung immunity in the face of pollution
The air we breathe is essential for sustaining life, but in many parts of the world, it's also fill…
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Smoking marijuana and cigarettes may increase risk of lung problems compared to only smoking cigarettes, study suggests
A study found higher rates of emphysema among marijuana smokers compared to tobacco smokers of the …
Allana Akhtar
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The executive on Netflix's '3 Body Problem' who murdered its super-rich producer practiced by poisoning cats and dogs: report
Former Yoozoo Games executive Xu Yao poisoned cats and dogs for practice before killing his boss, C…
Mikhaila Friel
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A man's heart migrated to the place where his lung used to be. After a challenging surgery, he's back to restoring vintage cars.
Gary Wingfield, whose lung was removed when he was a kid, feared the worst when his cardiologist sa…
Jane Ridley
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Toxic algae that can cause lung infections and neurological disorders is taking over a giant lake in Florida, and ecologists say the bloom will only grow
The algae in Lake Okeechobee can cause several health complications, but figuring out how to stop i…
Katie Hawkinson
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A poison expert warns parents about the dangers of water beads. They can cause blockages in the intestines and lungs if swallowed.
At least three children have ingested water beads, which have caused severe medical issues. Their m…
Jane Ridley
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TikTok trend where people cook chicken in NyQuil is dangerous and could lead to lung damage, FDA says
The FDA is asking people to stop cooking chicken in NyQuil. Taking too much NyQuil can lead to seri…
Allana Akhtar
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A man with an incurable condition that damaged his lungs completed a marathon with a 15-pound oxygen tank on his back
Diven Halai, 37, finished the London Marathon despite having scleroderma, which means it takes long…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A woman went to ER with shoulder pain. She was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread and died 25 days later.
The woman's lung cancer hadn't spread to her shoulder, but doctors believe that her pain came from …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Recycling doesn't keep plastic out of our stomachs, lungs, or blood, experts say
"I expect in the end, we are all exposed," said Marja Lamoree, a chemist at Vrije Universiteit behi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Lung damage could be permanent for some coronavirus patients, but new scans show significant healing after 12 weeks
COVID-19 patients have showed signs of lung damage six weeks after leaving the hospital. But many s…
Aria Bendix
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As a mom with cystic fibrosis, I couldn't make it up the stairs without a break. A double lung transplant changed my life — and helped me run a marathon.
After several false alarms, the author, a single mom of two, found a match and got a double lung tr…
Alex Lloyd
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Many of the coronavirus' most mysterious and dangerous symptoms have one thing in common: blood clots. This isn't solely a respiratory infection.
Doctors are increasingly seeing blood clotting due to the coronavirus. It can be associated with fa…
Holly Secon
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YouTuber Peter Monn says he sustained head contusions, broken bones, and a bruised lung in car accident that killed one person
Monn said any fundraisers set up in his name were done so without his permission, adding: "If I eve…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Neighbors came together during California snow storm to help a 79-year-old man get to his wife who was miles away at a nursing home having breathing problems
"I sat there and thought, 'Oh my God, she's going to die before I get there,'" Robert Rice told The…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The coronavirus pandemic will create 'a generation of disabled individuals,' according to a doctor and researcher
Dr. Peter Hotez told CNN that people are sustaining long-term health issues like lung, heart, and b…