Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.

Richard Bossert's street-level study of the human body's gas exchange process is nothing to sniff at when it comes to patient treatment. You arrive for a difficulty-breathing emergency. The patient is ...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

A study conducted by scientists from Kaunas (Lithuania) universities revealed the possibility of non-invasively reducing blood pressure and speeding up gas exchange within the pulmonary system. The ...

COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the pulmonary and nervous systems, but there is still much to learn about how they interact. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Investigators from Duke University Medical Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have demonstrated that red blood cells play a crucial and active role in responding to ...

You may need a blood gas (ABG) test to measure the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. It may also be used to determine the pH of the blood, or how acidic it is. A blood gas test ...

Analysis - As colder months set in, respiratory infections begin to climb: everything from the common cold and flu to COVID-19. It's a time when healthy lungs matter more than ever. Yet the very ...