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Lung health

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A researcher pipetting samples at a laboratory bench

One SARS-CoV-2 protein turned lung immune cells into helpers for the virus, in cells and mice

Sep 20, 2026

A clinician holding a chest x-ray film up to the light

An inherited gene variant raised lung cancer risk more than smoking did, in 3.3 million people

Sep 18, 2026

An older man with a grey beard holding an inhaler, his face out of focus behind it

COPD patients left hospital without guideline inhalers in more than one in five cases

Sep 8, 2026

Four empty chairs against a wall in a dimly lit hospital waiting area

Reminders raised lung screening follow-up from 47% to 76%; the education arm made it slightly worse

Sep 7, 2026