Using N95 masks in areas with heavy dust and smoke can help protect the lungs.

In the 2000s, when the AIDS pandemic hit South Africa, we were seeing a lot of children dying from HIV. That was just before ...

A third of patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) developed progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), according to a new study. A 2.2% increase in fibrotic ...

If you have a bunch of ordinary-seeming symptoms that come and go, like acid reflux, shortness of breath, or a cough that just won’t quit, they may just be because you had a stressful dinner of spicy ...

What Is Chronic Lung Disease? A chronic lung disease is a type of disease that prevents the lungs and respiratory system from working correctly. The main job of the respiratory system is to take in ...

Abstract: The global healthcare system is severely burdened by lung diseases, which include a wide range of conditions like asthma, lung cancer,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ...

While women with sarcoidosis showed more extrapulmonary involvement, men with sarcoidosis had higher rates of pulmonary fibrosis and recurrence. Smoking, obesity, and prolonged corticosteroid use are ...

Kidney disease is often called a “silent” condition because it can progress gradually without obvious or alarming symptoms in the early stages. However, the body does send subtle signals when ...

Adam Feuerstein, a senior writer and biotech columnist, is the author of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter about the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and ...

About 20% of patients with PF surveyed said initiating oxygen therapy created emotional challenges related to confronting with their illness and their future. About 80% of patients with pulmonary ...