New research linked severe bouts of COVID-19 or influenza to a 24 percent increased risk of lung cancer. Learn what steps could reduce your risk. New research has linked severe COVID-19 and flu with a ...
A cough is one of the most common symptoms that sends people to the doctor. As many as 30 million medical visits are related to coughing. Most coughs are caused by upper respiratory infections like a ...
Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease's development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research from UVA Health's Beirne ...
It can be surprising to learn that lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. In fact, up to 20% of lung ...
As a nonsmoker lung cancer hasn't been a concern of mine, but I recently heard it can affect people who have never smoked. If ...
Not smoking is still the best way to lower your risk of lung cancer. But doctors are seeing something unexpected: more people who have never smoked are being diagnosed with the disease. “It’s ...
Lung cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, claiming more lives than several other major ...
Inside a mobile lab, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is showcasing the robotic technology its surgeons and doctors are using to detect and treat lung cancer.
A UVA Health study finds severe viral infections can prime the lungs for cancer, but vaccination appears to reduce that risk.