(NEXSTAR) – A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year. Nationally, emergency department visits from patients suffering from ...

A new study by NYU Langone Health researchers found that the shutdown of a significant fossil fuel pollution source near Pittsburgh, PA, resulted in immediate improvements in respiratory health. The ...

As levels of ozone and fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) rise, more patients end up in the ER with breathing problems, according to the largest US study of air pollution and respiratory emergency ...

It’s common to feel a sensation of breathlessness or difficulty “catching your breath” in cold weather, but it’s important to know when this escalates into something more serious. Over the past two ...

A team of researchers from the University of Oregon, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Illinois has found evidence of an increase in the number of people going to the emergency room for ...

Epidemiologist and Associate Professor from the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Community Health Sciences, Matthew Strickland, has conducted the largest all-ages study of emergency respiratory ...

There are concerns that retail clinics provide inferior quality of care. The authors found no difference in quality among retail clinics, physician offices, and emergency departments.

Asthma + Lung UK has warned of a growing crisis in respiratory care as emergency admissions across England continue to rise. New analysis shows a 23% increase in admissions over 3 years, peaking in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Dr Dhiren Gupta and Dr Nikhil Modi explain how heat and humidity can cause breathlessness or suffocation. Here is what ...