Abstract: Lung diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis (TB), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and COVID-19 cause serious lung damage. According to the World Health Organization, ...

Massachusetts health officials announced Tuesday that the state has confirmed its first case of an incurable lung disease linked to exposure to certain countertop stones. The disease is particularly ...

WE TURN TO FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT IN THE STATE’S FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF SILICOSIS. OFFICIALS SAY THAT IT’S A LUNG DISEASE THAT IS DANGEROUS BUT IS ALSO PREVENTABLE AID. DID I SAY IT CORRECTLY?

A 40-year-old construction worker diagnosed with a serious lung condition was the first recorded workforce case of the disease in Massachusetts, public health officials said. The worker contracted ...

Bristol Myers Squibb currently has the only drug approved specifically for treating obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a debilitating disorder that can progress to heart failure. But safety ...

"Small lung syndrome" is proposed to address persistent low lung volume linked with comorbidities, requiring a new ICD code for accurate diagnosis. Early intervention in lung function trajectories can ...

EULAR—The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology—has worked with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to develop new clinical practice guidelines for interstitial lung disease (ILD) ...

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 oxygen from the air we breathe ...

The FDA approved oral brensocatib (Brinsupri) as the first treatment for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in adults and kids 12 years and up, drugmaker Insmed announced on Tuesday. A first-in-class ...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a 48% greater relative risk of developing interstitial lung disease (ILD) than the general population. Among IBD patients, women, older adults, and ...

For most Americans, the letters "NTM" don’t mean anything. But for tens of thousands of people across the country, they represent something serious: a chronic lung disease that’s often overlooked, ...