Dr. Rachel L. Goldberg: A 57-year-old woman was evaluated at this hospital because of 2 days of chest pain, dyspnea, lightheadedness, and syncopal episodes. Six weeks before this evaluation, the ...

Patients and doctors both experience understandable worry after they observe their patients developing breathing problems. Most people who experience breathing difficulties actually suffer from ...

Like many people, Alex Balmes doesn’t like going to the doctor. So, when the 30-year-old started experiencing a myriad symptoms, he shrugged them off, chalking the changes up to aging, anxiety, or the ...

“It was a massive shock to me and my family," Alex Balmes said Orlando Health Alex Balmes was 30 when he started experiencing symptoms like bloating, weight gain, jitters and fatigue After dismissing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In-hospital mortality was significantly higher among those who reported dyspnea after vs. at admission. For ...

Understanding how aging reshapes the body and why physical function often declines over time has become a central focus of modern biomedical research. A new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study, ...

Heart failure is the most common cause of orthopnea, which is difficulty breathing when lying down. COPD can lead to orthopnea due to lung compression and diaphragm issues when lying flat. In obesity, ...

Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) experience symptoms of fatigue, dyspnea, mental fog, and worsening fatigue after physical or mental efforts. Some of these ...

The risk of dying is six times higher among patients who become short of breath after being admitted to hospital, according to research published today (Monday) in ERJ Open Research. Patients who were ...

Dr. Leigh H. Simmons: A 93-year-old woman was evaluated by her primary care physician because of dyspnea. The patient had been in her usual state of health, which included being independent with ...