Pneumothorax, commonly called a collapsed lung, can be painful and in certain situations, may be life-threatening. In a healthy body, the lungs are touching the walls of the chest. A pneumothorax ...

Some symptoms of tension pneumothorax include shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, and blue or discolored skin, lips, or nails. Tension pneumothorax is a medical emergency. Tension pneumothorax is a ...

A 36-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax accompanied by acute chest pain and shortness of breath, an unusual occurrence, particularly ...

Whether conservative management is an acceptable alternative to interventional management for uncomplicated, moderate-to-large primary spontaneous pneumothorax is unknown. In this open-label, ...

According to a new study, patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial disease (CTD-ILD) had significantly higher mortality rates and worse 10-year survival rates than patients who ...

Dry needling has surged into the spotlight after reports linked the treatment to a collapsed lung suffered by NFL star T.J. Watt, prompting a wave of searches from people asking what the procedure ...