Lung Institute News

Columbus Regional Health has the ability to screen for lung cancer and identify it in early stages. Timely identification and diagnosis of lung cancer is the key to long term survival.

Interventional Pulmonologist Dr. Deepankar Sharma of the Lung Institute leads a discussion on current lung screening practices, why they are so important, and what the future looks like for this process.

Rhonda Taggert's lung screening came back clear, however sharp-eyed physicians on the Lung Nodule Review Board noticed blockage in her heart that required triple bypass surgery.

GERD symptoms include heartburn, sore throat, hoarseness, belching, coughing and wheezing and trouble swallowing.

In this condition, a newborn baby's circulation changes back to the circulation of a fetus, where much of the blood flow bypasses the lungs.

If you have a child with asthma, there's a lot you can do to help keep the asthma symptoms under control. Here are five suggestions for an asthma action plan.

There is no sure way to know if you're going to get lung cancer. Certain factors can make you more likely to get lung cancer than another person.

Asthma is one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases. There are 24 million Americans living with asthma, a disease affecting the lungs, causing repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing.