Mucus plugs in former smokers with COPD were associated with faster decline in FEV1 compared with no or resolved plugs.

WHEN you notice something out of the ordinary down below, it’s only natural to worry. While some changes are normal, others can be a sign of something more serious – and even warrant pretty ...

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Changes in the consistency, color, smell, or frequency of stools are often the first clue that a person with UC is moving from a period of low disease activity (remission) to an active flare.

Does colon cancer cause mucus in stool? A small amount of mucus in your stool is typical. Both IBS and colon cancer can cause this. Still, mucus is much more common in people with IBS and may ...

A total of 19 patients received ETI while 11 were started on lumacaftor/ivacaftor (LI). Each lung lobe was scored for structural abnormalities, including mucus plugging, bronchiectasis, wall ...

Excess mucus can be caused by a wide range of factors such as respiratory infections and illnesses. Diseases that cause excessive mucus production include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

A former doctor lived for nine months with the mummified remains of her 600-pound son — in “extreme-hoarding conditions” in their garbage-filled home infested with vermin, according to ...

News broke yesterday that researchers in Philadelphia appear to have successfully treated a 6-month-old baby boy, called KJ, with a personalized CRISPR gene-editing therapy. The treatment corrects ...

NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say that for nine months, a body was decomposing in a Lakeview home, and no one knew. The Orleans Parish Coroner is now shedding light on what the home looked like when ...

He took a leave of absence following the broadcast — a video of which quickly spread across social media — and last month jointly announced with NBC4 Washington that he was leaving the station ...

HOUSTON — Police are awaiting autopsy results after human remains were discovered inside a plastic container at a southeast Houston home on Tuesday. Officers with the Houston Police Department ...