A newsy analysis of the workings of D.C. (and beyond), providing the inside track on both the overhyped and overlooked events of the week.

This action decreases pressure and increases the space in the thoracic cavity, allowing your lungs to expand as you inhale ... A healthy person can have some minor variations in the diaphragm's ...

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These conditions lead to inflammation of lung tissue and accumulation of fluid in alveoli (small lung sacs), which can result in coughing and chest pain. Pneumonia and other viral and bacterial ...

The show we can't seem to let go of. Whipple procedures, dancing it out, McSteamy and McDreamy… Grey’s Anatomy has been the comforting (and at times stress-inducing, heartbreaking and tense) constant ...

Aorta Anatomy. Wang X, Carpenter H ... Frankel Cardiovascular Center. Aortitis. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Aortic aneurysm symptoms. Yale Medicine. Aortic aneurysm. Johns Hopkins ...

Nine out of 10 unvaccinated people exposed to an infected person will catch it, and once measles takes root, the virus can damage the lungs, kidneys and the brain. Unlike viruses that require ...

This 1930s educational film provides a detailed exploration of the respiratory and excretory systems, combining live-action demonstrations, animations, and intertitles to illustrate human anatomy ...

Talk to our experts at the American Lung Association Lung HelpLine. Our service is free and we are here to help you by phone, web chat or email. Bacterial pneumonia, which is the most common form, ...