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While cancer patients and their doctors focus on eradicating their disease, there is often another life-threatening health issue developing throughout the course of treatment. Cancer therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy can each cause unique and serious dam...

Researchers at National Jewish Health and dozens of leading institutions around the nation have proposed new criteria for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. The proposal, published in Chronic Obstructiv...

Worsening symptoms of COPD can be caused by phlegm & mucus in the lungs. Learn how COPD productive cough can help you clear airways....

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic disorder that results from abnormalities with the body’s cilia. Learn more about PCD here....

Learn about breathing pattern disorder types, symptoms and treatments. Get expert care at National Jewish Health....

Treating acute respiratory distress syndrome includes addressing lung damage and helping the patient breathe while lungs heal and fights the infection. ...

Some Pulmonary Embolism symptoms, many of which relate to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), include heart attack, stroke, transient ischemic attack or mini-stroke....

There are a number of things to look for in a potential residence that, if observed, may signal the potential purchaser or renter to think twice about continuing with the transaction....

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the baseball player. ALS is a rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease....

Intracardiac shunts occur when cardiac blood flow takes a shortcut within the heart, resulting from a hole in the walls of the heart. Learn more....

Learn more about the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) established by National Jewish Health, in partnership with its research community....

View informational links about submissions to the Institutional Review Board at National Jewish Health....

Learn about the novel non-invasive screening tool developed by Drs. Nick and Chatterjee to segregate patients for which NTM sputum cultures are not needed....

Scientists and collaborators have identified novel compounds that specifically inhibit DksA-dependent transcription and exhibit potent anti-microbial activity. ...

Dr. Jessica Hui is a fellowship-trained pediatric allergist and immunologist who treats allergies, asthma, eczema & food allergies....

Kristi Melton serves as the Vice President of Clinical Business Operations and Chief Nursing Officer in the Department of Nursing....

Robert J. Mason, MD, is a Professor Emeritus at National Jewish Health. Dr. Mason served as Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs....

Dr. Soonho Yoon is a thoracic radiologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Soonho is in the Department of Radiology....

Do you have Beryllium disease questions? Get the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about chronic beryllium disease here....

As summer winds down, parents and children are preparing for the start of the school year, but for children with food allergies, heading to school for the first time can come with significant stress and anxiety. When a child is at school, they@re away from the watchful eye of the...

100 of the nation@s top health care systems, representing thousands of hospitals in communities across the U.S., have come together with an urgent plea for all Americans @ mask up, because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic now.More tha...

High blood pressure in the lungs, known as pulmonary hypertension (PH), is a dangerous condition caused by the narrowing and thickening of the blood vessels of the lung. Several forms of PH disproportionately affect women. While experts have long recognized this disparity, the re...

FAQ regarding the bronchial thermoplasty procedure, including what it is, how to prepare for it and what is done during the procedure....

High blood pressure in the lungs, known as pulmonary hypertension (PH), is a dangerous condition caused by the narrowing and thickening of the blood vessels of the lung. Several forms of PH disproportionately affect women. While experts have long recognized this disparity, the re...

Learn how menopause can affect lung health, including changes in breathing, asthma symptoms and lung function, plus ways to protect your respiratory health from experts at National Jewish Health. ...

Immune deficiency disorder occurs when the immune system cannot protect the body from infection as it should, the immune system is considered deficient....

EGPA is a rare form of vasculitis that occurs in people with severe asthma. National Jewish Health in Denver has EGPA specialists who can help....

Dr. Jinny Tavee is a fellowship-trained neurologist who treats neuromuscular disorders, including neurosarcoidosis and peripheral neuropathy....

Camille M. Moore, PhD, is an associate professor at National Jewish Health. Dr. Moore is in the Theodore and Maxine Murnick Family Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine and Center for Genes, Environment & Health....

Dr. Michael Wechsler a fellowship-trained pulmonologist who specializes in asthma, eosinophilic lung diseases, EGPA and idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome....

Dr. Chris Jones is a medical oncologist and hematologist. He treats all types of cancer and blood disorders....

Dr. Christopher Dyke, MD, is a fellowship-trained cardiologist with expertise advanced cardiac imaging. He treats all types of heart disease....

Dr. CJ Bathgate is a clinical psychologist who treats psychological and social issues related to chronic disease, stress, mood, sleep and role transitions....

Amy O'Connell is a speech language pathologist who treats dysphagia, voice and cognitive-linguistic deficits in adults and children....

Dr. Richard Meehan is a rheumatology researcher who studies autoimmune lung disease and post deployment lung health....

Bjorn Anderson, MD, RhMSUS, is a rheumatologist in the Division of Rheumatology at National Jewish Health. He specializes in treating myositis, vasculitis, Sjögren’s disease, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other rheumatic diseases....

James L. Crooks, PhD, is a researcher at National Jewish Health. Dr. Crooks is in the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics....