Chronic bronchitis causes inflammation in your lungs’ airways. Emphysema damages the walls of air sacs, or alveoli, deep in your lungs, making it difficult to breathe.

Pope Francis, history’s first pontiff from Latin America, has died.The 88-year-old religious leader battled chronic lung disease throughout his life, ending in over a monthlong hospitalization ...

Bronchitis causes inflammation of the bronchial tubes, which are airways in the lungs. Symptoms, such as coughing and wheezing, can be acute or chronic.

Bronchitis is an infection of the tubes that lead to the lungs. It can be acute or chronic. Symptoms include a cough and wheezing. Smoking is a major risk factor. Find out more.

Bronchitis is a respiratory illness that occurs when the airways leading into your lungs get irritated, Nagata explains, which leads to the swelling and mucus buildup that causes difficulty breathing.

Bronchitis can lead to pneumonia, which is a deeper and far more serious infection of the lungs’ air sacs. Pneumonia can develop in part of one lung or an entire lung or both lungs.

Other symptoms of bronchitis include chest pain, breathlessness, a sore throat, a runny nose, and a high temperature, according to Asthma + Lung UK. “Bronchitis can be short-term (acute) and ...

Bronchitis can lead to pneumonia, which is a deeper and far more serious infection of the lungs’ air sacs. Pneumonia can develop in part of one lung or an entire lung or both lungs.

The Vatican says Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both his lungs, after new tests showed a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pope.