Among patients with COPD or fibrotic ILD, participation in a 3-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program resulted in functional independence improvement, according to results published in ...

Increasing wildfire incidence, along with greater overall air pollution, may be contributing to risks for rheumatoid ...

Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a lung disease characterized by granulomas—tiny clumps of immune cells that form in response to ...

Advanced lung cancer, which has spread (metastasized) from the primary tumor to distant organs, is associated with lower survival rates. That's because lung cancer becomes more difficult to treat as ...

"A critical goal in treating every patient with lung cancer is to not only extend a patient's life but also maintain quality of life while on treatment. The continued overall survival trend seen ...

2 Whatever the inciting cause, pulmonary edema results from disruptions in complex forces that govern fluid exchange in the lungs. 2 When the difference between capillary and interstitial hydrostatic ...

MANILA, Philippines — Navigating the complexities of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)—a group of disorders characterized by scarring and inflammation of lung tissue—can be overwhelming ...

Background: Macular edema (ME) is an ophthalmic disease that poses a serious ... Patients who could not tolerate fundus fluorescein angiography and had a good refractive interstitial quality were ...

Promisingly, the UVA scientists found that they could enhance the damaged organelles' ability to function—and improve the immune system's ability to heal lung damage—using a drug that has ...

Background The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can pose a challenge as the pulmonary function test (PFT) is only minimally affected at the onset. To improve early diagnosis, this study ...

The following is a summary of “Supplemental oxygen therapy use among patients with fibrosing interstitial lung disease in the United States,” published in the February 2025 issue of the Respiratory ...