The medical community is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, while fears for other zoonotic viruses emerge. Additionally, political agendas including strong anti-vaccination messaging and the ...

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a disease of the upper airway presenting with exophytic wart-like lesions. These lesions are considered benign with less than a 1–5% chance of malignant ...

Winter also marks the height of the respiratory virus season, a period of sniffles, sneezes, congestion, fever and other ...

Before the invention of the polio vaccine, the iron lung supported patients whose lungs were weakened or paralyzed by polio. This is its impact today.

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

In the early 1950s there were four vaccines routinely used in the United States: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and smallpox. Three of these vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) were ...

Sep. 26, 2024 — What factors lead to chronic respiratory disease ... bacteria may influence whether or not a patient's immune system is successful in fighting mesothelioma, an aggressive ...

Respiratory tract diseases are illnesses that affect components of the respiratory system, including the nasal passages, the bronchi and the lungs. They range from acute infections, such as ...