A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks the lung’s arteries. Blood clots do not show on chest X-rays. However, these X-rays may help doctors rule out other health conditions with similar ...

Many annual health check-ups and job screenings still include chest X-rays, but doctors say this practice is outdated. Apollo ...

Routine chest X-rays may not be as harmless as perceived, warns neurologist Dr. Sudhir Kumar. While a single scan's radiation ...

Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs.

SAN ANTONIO — If you aren't a smoker, you may think you are out of the woods when it comes to lung cancer. Not only can non-smokers get it, but a new study says the number of non-smokers getting lung ...

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women in the US and accounts for about 1 in 5 cancer deaths.

Among the latest artificial intelligence innovations in health care, a routine chest X-ray could help identify non-smokers who are at a high risk for lung cancer. The study findings will be presented ...

The troubling trend of younger people being diagnosed with cancer. Lung cancer is one we're seeing more of in young people who've never smoked. Christy Houvouras, 37, is one of them. A few months ago, ...

Health officials in Ohio are warning about an increase in pneumonia cases in children. The state has seen 145 cases in kids aged 3 to 14 years old, and some are referring to the condition as “white ...