Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. A thoracostomy ...

Shrouded from astronomers’ view by dense clouds, Earth’s “sister planet” Venus is slowly giving up some of its secrets. A lava tube beneath the Venusian surface — the first ever detected — could help ...

Early lung cancer often has no noticeable symptoms, but early screening can help those who have a high risk factor. Watch for warning signs such as worsening cough, coughing up blood, wheezing, chest ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...