Lungs

Brynn Peterson Broad Street Run

Philly teacher to race in Broad Street Run with 75% lung capacity — and an elite bib

Children's Health

Being too heavy or skinny as a child may impact lung function as an adult

Lung Function BMI

Philadelphia's ozone pollution is the worst in the Mid-Atlantic region

Philly Air Quality

New lung cancer screening guidelines advise 5 million more people to get annual scans

Lung Cancer Screenings

Children's Health

Children from poor neighborhoods are more likely to develop asthma, study finds

Asthma Neighborhoods Study

Transition to electric vehicles could prevent thousands of deaths, illnesses in Pa. and N.J., report finds

Marijuana smokers are twice as likely as cigarette users to develop peraseptal emphysema, chest scans show

Do you have trouble opening jars? It might be a bigger problem than you realize

Handgrip strength health

Omicron appears less likely to damage the lungs, research suggests

COVID-19 pneumonia spreads like many 'wildfires' in the lungs, researchers say

COVID-19 pneumonia lungs

Children's Health

CHOP retains No. 2 spot in U.S. News' best pediatric hospital rankings

CHOP ranked second by U.S. News

Scientists may have determined why many non-smokers develop COPD

COPD cause respiratory system

Temple researchers investigating gimsilumab as possible COVID-19 treatment

Gimsilumab clinical trial

The coronavirus sometimes may attack the brain and the lungs

COVID-19 and the brain

Smokers have greater risk of severe coronavirus complications, research shows

Smokers are at greater risk of severe illness with COVID-19, researchers find

First generic asthma inhaler gains FDA approval

FDA approves first generic asthma inhaler

Administering century-old tuberculosis vaccine in a new way may make it more effective

Detroit doctors perform first double-lung transplant on patient with vaping injury

Vaping Double Lung Transplant Detroit

Penn Medicine researcher leading national study to improve lung transplant success

Lung Penn Medicine

How – not what – a person vapes may play a big role in health effects

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Years ago, this doctor linked a mysterious lung disease to vaping

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CDC: Third death from vaping lung illness reported in Indiana

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First U.S. death caused by vaping confirmed in Illinois

vaping death lungs

New Jersey issues health alert after 9 hospitalized with vaping-related lung problems

Miracle machine makes heroic rescues – and leaves patients in limbo

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Temple Hospital first in nation to implant new valve into lungs of emphysema patient

Temple Lung Center Emphysema Procedure

Your lungs are really amazing. An anatomy professor explains why

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Temple Health to host international COPD conference next week

Carroll - Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Temple researchers find success in minimally invasive treatment for emphysema

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‘Scary’ lung disease now afflicts more women than men in U.S.

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Medical Research

CHOP, Penn researchers find new lung stem cells with promise for regenerative medicine

CHOP Children's Hospital

Temple Hospital recognized for treatment of incurable disease

Stock_Carroll - Temple University

Jefferson receives $2.8 million grant for lung cancer screenings

Stock_Carroll - Philadelphia University Jefferson

Asthma, more deadly with age, takes heavy toll on older adults

Low on donations, Penn tests infected organs for transplants

Riley Hancey, who received lung transplant in Philly after being denied in Utah, dies at 20

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Denied lung transplant in Utah for smoking pot, man gets one in Philly

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Girl receives double lung transplant at CHOP for Christmas

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Psilocybin Cancer Depression

For cancer patients with depression, psilocybin may provide lasting relief

Philadelphia Addiction Crisis

Fatal overdoses are falling, but 4 in 10 Philly residents believe the addiction crisis is worsening

Tampons Philly Schools

Free period products to be available to Philly school district students

mamava lactation

App helps nursing parents find lactation rooms in City Center municipal buildings

Purdue Pharma settlement

Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion opioid settlement will pay $200 million to Pa. and $125 million to N.J.

Travis Barker Running

Celebrity-led running clubs are trendy — and hold the power to spark a new health movement

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