Institute of Human Anatomy - IOHA on MSN

Comparing healthy lungs and smoker’s lungs

A visual and medical comparison of healthy lungs versus the lungs of a smoker, highlighting the impact of smoking on respiratory health.
Smoking is commonly associated with lung damage, but its impact goes far beyond that. A US-based gastroenterologist sheds ...
As the weather turns colder, many people notice their breathing feels a little heavier and chest discomfort rises. For people ...
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in America, claiming more lives each year than colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. While smoking stands as the most significant risk ...
While cigarette smoking is widely known to cause lung cancer — regarded as the deadliest of cancers worldwide — many believe that other types of smoking, like vaping, and smoking marijuana, will not ...
Barry Manilow has been open about his long history with cigarettes. “I smoked for 30 years. I started when I was 9 years old, ...
Quitting smoking is one of the most important steps you can take for your health, but it's also one of the hardest. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most adults who ...