News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

Panelists at the Fulton County Board of Health’s “State of Healthcare for African Americans” town hall said on Monday that a higher rate of lung cancer exists among Black men in the region, despite ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, across Texas and is urging caution to prevent spreading the disease. According to a news release, officials ...

Rising air pollution, changes in hormone levels, immune system imbalances and longer life expectancy are increasing the risk ...

BAY RIDGE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — One person has died and two more were injured during a fatal fire in Bay Ridge early Sunday ...

Learn more about the Black women who worked tirelessly to help heal patients and find a cure for tuberculosis.

The NAACP is urging cancer be declared as a public health crisis in the Black community in response to troubling CDC research.

Drying wet clothes on racks in poorly ventilated spaces could increase the amount of harmful mould growing in your home.

COPD is a progressive lung disease with mild symptoms in the early stages that gradually worsen. Early diagnosis and treatment can help preserve lung function. People with COPD often have trouble ...

Even with new, cutting-edge treatments, the five-year survival rate of patients with metastatic lung disease is only 6%. Switching from coal to gas is like seeing one of my patients switch from ...

You may understand chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a condition affecting your lungs and your ability to breathe. COPD is an umbrella term for several chronic lung diseases that ...

Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the United States and a leading cause of cancer deaths. However, the timeline of how the disease progresses can vary based on several factors.