Receiving a diagnosis for any disease/condition is not an easy experience. One organization hopes to make patients newly diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis feel supported during this time via a new ...

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and often fatal lung disease characterized by the scarring (fibrosis) of lung tissue, ...

When cystic fibrosis hits your lungs hard, hit back. Everything you need to know about getting your lungs back into shape is ...

Though most hiccups are harmless and fade away quickly, some can be painful or persistent. To figure out why, experts suggest paying attention to other symptoms that might accompany those odd ...

Women are being forced to consider “flying or dying” as they wait up to four months to get a mammogram following the ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have shown that a test called ORACLE can predict lung cancer survival at the point of diagnosis better than currently used clinical risk factors. This could help ...

Research is still in the early stages of how vaping affects lungs – but worrying conditions, like ‘popcorn lung’, are on the rise. Dr Stephen Broderick, of John Hopkins Medicine, has now ...

Now aged 40 and with 30 per cent lung function remaining, she spends between four and five hours daily on life-saving treatments. But she hasn’t let her declining health prevent her fighting for ...

Throughout my childhood, I was thin and underweight thanks to cystic fibrosis. When my mother ... My first year of cross-country was very difficult. Since my lungs were in no way used to exercise, I ...

In this grim scenario, a lung transplant or access to genetic modulators are seen as Manuel's only hope, yet these options remain unattainable in Cuba. Beyond Manuel's case, the letter highlights the ...

A common over-the-counter ingredient in many cough syrups may have a greater purpose for people suffering from lung fibrosis that is related to any number of serious health conditions. South ...

This is an admittedly unsatisfactory classification since the evidence for the diagnosis of primary lung cancer in these cases is somewhat tenuous. These diagnoses were made on the basis of x-ray ...