Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over ...

Nicotine can also irritate the mucus membrane that aligns the throat and esophagus, which can lead to hiccups, she said. It can also stimulate stomach acid production and can cause reflux, triggering ...

Evidence is stacking up that vaping, once thought to be less harmful than smoking cigarettes, causes lung damage—and can be ...

Dr. Bryant Lin, who teaches medicine at Stanford University, was given a terminal diagnosis. He wanted his students to ...

I was recently diagnosed with Paget’s disease after suffering fatigue symptoms and muscle soreness in my neck, pelvic and lower-leg areas. I am sore and lethargic upon waking ...

Objectives Interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA-ILD) is linked to high mortality. Currently, effective screening tools are lacking. We assessed the role of symptoms and ...