When a mouthful of water goes down the “wrong pipe”—heading toward the lungs instead of the gut—it triggers uncontrollable coughing. That’s because the upper airway senses the water and quickly ...

Share on Pinterest GLP-1 agonist drugs for weight management could lead to aspiration pneumonia after endoscopy, a recent study found. Image credit: UCG/Getty Images. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have ...

Patients fast before surgery to prevent food from getting into their lungs while they’re under — a serious concern that can lead to lung infection. But for those taking a class of treatments that ...