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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is breathing from your belly beneficial? If so, can you explain why and how to do it? ANSWER: From the day you're born, you know how to breathe correctly. That means letting the ...

Smog season tests the lungs every single day. Fine particles hang in the air and quietly irritate airways. Many people focus ...

Persistent exhaustion is often blamed on stress, workload, or poor sleep, but a growing body of research points to something ...

Breathing is, well, as easy as taking a breath – it’s a simple, unconscious act that keeps you alive, whether you’re taking it easy on the sofa or running 10K at an all-out effort. The average person ...

Worried about lung health amid rising air pollution? A chest surgeon explains a simple breath-holding test you can try at ...

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Heart rate tracking is a common feature of today’s wearables, but it’s no more accurate than when it’s done with a chest strap. But what if there’s a better way to measure your performance? SweetzPot ...

A month after contracting COVID-19 in January 2021, Nicholas Pastuovic was tired, had a severe cough, experienced hot flashes, and woke in the middle of the night “drenched with sweat.” He worried he ...

A baby's first breaths involve more than just getting air into the lungs, and for the first time research has identified the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is breathing from your belly beneficial? If so, can you explain why and how to do it? ANSWER: From the day you're born, you know how to breathe correctly. That means letting the ...