The winter season is infamous for its rise in illnesses such as the flu, COVID-19, and RSV. These viral infections can lead to other medical conditions such as Pleurisy. Pleurisy is an inflammation of ...

Pleurisy is inflammation of the membrane between your lungs and ribs, or pleura. The condition, which makes breathing both difficult and painful, often mimics the symptoms of a heart attack. In a ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - The winter season is a peak time for illnesses such as COVID, the flu, and RSV. Those viral infections can be hard on kids and adults. And they can lead to ...

A sharp pain in the chest or ribs when breathing in may be due to a muscle strain or anxiety. It can also sometimes indicate an injury, pneumonia, pleurisy, or pericarditis, which may need urgent ...

(WISH) — The winter season is a peak time for illnesses such as COVID, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Those viral infections can be hard on people. They can also lead to another ...

Viral infections are still going around and experts warn they can lead to a painful lung condition. The condition is called "pleurisy." It's an inflammation of the lining of the lungs and is common ...

Thousands of social media users are sharing a claim that face masks cause the lung condition pleurisy. Pulmonary experts from the American College of Chest Physicians, the Mayo Clinic non-profit ...

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In a healthy body, the double-layered pleura lines the outside of the lungs and inside of the rib cage with a lubricating fluid in between its layers. When pleurisy happens, the tissue layers become ...