Smoking significantly reduces life expectancy and quality, with men losing 17 minutes and women 22 minutes per cigarette.

Respiratory diseases are a challenging problem to treat. Inhalable medicines are a promising solution that depend on the ability to deliver tiny particles known as aerosols to the correct location in ...

Recognizing early symptoms of lung cancer, particularly the dangers of vaping among teenagers, is crucial. The inhalation of harmful chemicals from e-cigarettes can cause irreversible lung damage and ...

A discovery offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition that progressively makes it harder for patients to breathe. Scientists have pinpointed proteins in ...

Contributor content. Over the past several years, an increasingly concentrated effort has been made to prohibit smoking in ...

Former public defender Denise Lee is spreading the word about a lung scan that saved her life — and she learned about it from ...

It is Alaska Cancer Action Day in Juneau, as community activists speak with lawmakers about the need for more tobacco education, prevention, and funding. Your Alaska Link speaks with volunteers ...

The most common form of lung cancer is primarily found in non-smokers, a new study reveals. Doctors react to the surprising driver of the disease and other risk factors.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment has gotten so good that people can take a pill once a day to achieve viral ...

Nobles and Rep. Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, have introduced legislation — Senate Bill 5183 and House Bill 1203 — that ...

A 'devastating' study has revealed just how many minutes one cigarette can take off your life, but if that wasn't enough to sway you, perhaps knowing the effect smoking can have on the brain may help ...