Abnormal lung sounds like wheezing, stridor, rhonchi, and rales can help identify respiratory illnesses. See a healthcare provider as soon as possible if you notice abnormal lung sounds. A breath ...

Objective: To determine whether corticosteroids are effective in preventing or treating postextubation stridor and in reducing the need for subsequent reintubation of the trachea in critically ill ...

When you go for a sick visit or your annual checkup at your doctor's office, they will likely listen to your chest through a stethoscope. Part of what they're listening for is the sounds your lungs ...

Wheezing occurs when your breath sounds like a high-pitched whistle. Wheezing can occur with certain lung and medical conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While ...

Each year on October 3, fans of the iconic teen movie “Mean Girls” celebrate “Mean Girls Day” with pink outfits and cheese fries. The October date is cinematically significant, since it refers to the ...

Actor Jason Watkins has opened up about his daughter’s tragic death from sepsis on a visit to King's College Hospital to raise awareness of the disease on World Sepsis Day. Two-year-old Maude, who was ...

In Mean Girls, Lacey Chabert's Gretchen Wieners always wanted to make "fetch" a term for cool, despite the hate that Regina George (Rachel McAdams) had for it. She's finally done it in the best way ...

I read “Middlemarch” for the first time during my sophomore year of college. I didn’t get it. Why would Dorothea, a young and intelligent woman, marry that annoying old man? How could she be so stupid ...

A dictionary search for biweekly likely won't clear up confusion about how often a biweekly meeting is being held. Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, and the Cambridge Dictionary each offer two ...