A recent study validates that combining genetic and clinical data can predict the risk for pulmonary fibrosis in patients ...

Pulmonary fibrosis—also known in technical terms as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)—is a rare but life-threatening ...

The COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the U.S. five years ago this month, leaving not only lingering mental health effects but also long-term physical symptoms. One of those included a condition known as ...

A new study reports that a routine, low-cost nutritional assessment tool may offer a powerful way to predict survival in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), a life-shortening condition ...

Yale researchers have identified a possible driver of the persistent inflammation that causes irreversible lung damage in patients with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that impairs breathing and ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a rare, chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs, making breathing difficult for people who suffer with it. And, as University of South Florida pulmonologist Dr. Jose ...

Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My mother is 86 years old. She is in relatively good health. She recently saw her primary care physician for her routine checkup. Prior to her visit, she had developed cold symptoms.

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can range from being asymptomatic to causing severe complications. It occurs when clusters of immune cells, known as granulomas, form in various organs, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Many patients with advanced cystic fibrosis — an illness that causes thick mucus secretions — turn to lung transplants to improve their quality of life. But in taking that step, they ...