Yale Medicine is at the forefront of a growing movement to provide tobacco cessation intervention in the emergency department to help stop smoking.
A one-way valve that is implanted in the airways in the lung help people with COPD and emphysema breathe more easily.
Stopping smoking makes cancer treatments more effective, lessens treatment complications, and decreases the chances of cancer returning.
Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive method of measuring the saturation of oxygen in a person's blood.
In this routine test, a physician slips a flexible device called a bronchoscope through your nose or mouth, down your throat and into your lungs.
Pulmonary hypertension is a condition in which pulmonary arteries constrict, leading to higher blood pressure. If left untreated, it can lead to heart failure.
Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver is scarred due to liver disease. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
There are all sorts of ways to get an infectious disease—from people and animals, to eating contaminated foods, to environmental exposure.
There are more than 30 different types of pneumonia. Identifying the type isn’t always easy. Our physicians are skilled at proper diagnosis and treatment.
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