Former President Clinton will undergo a procedure Thursday to remove scar tissue and excess fluid after his quadruple bypass heart surgery six months ago. A medical doctor explains the procedure.

Thoracentesis is a procedure in which a doctor uses a needle and catheter to remove excess fluid from the space between your lungs and the wall of your chest, known as the pleural space. You might ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — An Albany toddler battling COVID underwent surgery Wednesday to remove fluid in his left lung. Stoney Crews, 3, is at Cook Children's Medical Center in Forth Worth. He was feeling ...

For columnist Caroline Gainer, treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease isn't always found in the operating room.