An air-filled sac within the birds' lungs is believed to increase the force the birds use to power flight muscles while soaring.

Hispanic people with respiratory failure are five times more likely to be heavily sedated on a ventilator. The finding may explain the disparity in deaths.

Infection with a measles-like virus causes catastrophic lung failure in ferrets previously infected with flu or RSV, according to a new study.

Many people in the US with chronic respiratory disease don't have easy access to pulmonary rehabilitation, but telemedicine may help.

During a new swallow study, 75% of dogs with respiratory disease had one or more digestive tract abnormalities.

A prospective study indicates the health risks of having smaller airways relative to one's lungs, a condition called dysanapsis.

Anti-inflammatory drugs didn't speed recovery for people hospitalized with COVID-19, but they did prevent deaths, researchers find.

Researchers have created an inhalable powder that could protect the lungs and airways from invading viruses.

A newly-designed peptide can suppress the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.

Researchers are studying elite free divers who can hold their breath for minutes at a time to uncover clues to lung diseases like COPD.