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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: A Rare but Serious Viral Illness
Spread by contact with rodent waste and nesting materials, hantavirus can cause serious symptoms like shortness of breath, coughing and severe respiratory distress.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Keep Your Family Safe
Carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas produced by many common household appliances, can reach deadly levels in poorly ventilated spaces. Learn how to protect your family from it.
End-Stage Emphysema Tackled with Double Lung Transplant
Paul Mynatt spent most of his life incredibly healthy, but fter he noticed symptoms of extreme exhaustion and shortness of breath, he was diagnosed with end-stage emphysema. By 2024, he was headed into surgery for a double-lung transplant.
When Is Losing Your Voice Cause for Concern?
Typically, a little rest and hydration will bring your voice back. But if hoarseness lasts for several weeks, it’s time to seek medical attention.
Is Whooping Cough Becoming More Common?
Whooping cough is a respiratory illness caused by the bacteria Bordatella pertussis. Potentially life-threatening, it is largely preventable with vaccination. Yet cases are on the rise.
How Common Are Lung Nodules?
More common than you might think, a lung nodule or “spot on the lung” is an area of dense tissue that shows up on a chest x-ray or CT scan.
Another Kind of High Blood Pressure: Pulmonary Hypertension
Most often caused by other diseases, pulmonary hypertension may be reversible, depending on the cause.
A Double Lung Transplant to a 5K Race Within 5 Months
Timothy Gruhn’s recovery from double lung transplant wasn’t easy or without setbacks, but with persistence, he completed a 5k race just four months after his surgery.