Mercy Physician Offers Health Advice on Bronchitis

In the winter months, runny noses and sneezes are common, but so are coughs like the ones associated with bronchitis.

SBRT provides better outcomes than surgery for cancer patients with common lung disease

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) provides better overall survival rates than surgery for lung cancer patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease commonly associated with lung cancer, according to a study in the upcoming March issue of the International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society ...

No cure, but many ways to treat COPD

Dear Dr. Donohue • My wife was diagnosed with COPD. Is there a cure? — C.F.

Dr. Paul Donohue: Chronic pulmonary disease therapies don't include cure

Dear Dr. Donohue: My wife was diagnosed with COPD. She is on medicines and has been given lung tests that confirm COPD. Is there a cure?

Lung emergencies hit 10 year high

The number of emergency hospital admissions for people with lung conditions in Wales is at a 10 year high.