Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three ...

I suffered extensive fatigue that I had attributed to a COVID-19 infection. Then a lung culture found something called ...

Silicosis is an incurable but entirely preventable lung disease. It has only one cause: breathing in too much silica dust.

Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...

Early infection caused extensive inflammation in many different body systems, noted Dr. Scott Scheinin, MD, director of lung transplantation for Mount Sinai Health System in New York City.

David Mannino, MD, a pulmonologist in Lexington, KY, and the medical director and co-founder of the COPD Foundation, agrees that too many people with lung disease remain in the dark after diagnosis.

Dr. Chengfeng Fu, a lung specialist from Chongqing, China, led the study. He said, “Our study demonstrated an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in people who had COPD ...

Adrina didn’t realize lung disease was so prevalent until she joined a Walk and learned more about lung disease. Now she is a ...