There is a bidirectional association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

The incidence of so-called “black lung disease” has been roaring back due to mechanized coal extraction technology.

CNN-based COPD diagnosis and staging using single-phase CT has accuracy comparable to inspiratory-expiratory CT with clinical ...

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ...

Background Whether inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in people with chronic ...

Pulmonary angiography, specifically the computed tomographic version, is the gold standard for diagnosing lung embolism.

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time and enable experts to ...

A panelist discusses how bronchiectasis involves a vicious cycle of airway damage, where neutrophilic inflammation leads to bronchial wall destruction and dilation, while explaining that diagnosis ...

The newly developed AI can accurately diagnose COPD using data from a single chest CT scan performed as a person inhales, ...

Background Limited research exists on screening thresholds for low-dose CT in detecting malignant pure ground-glass lung ...

Winter air pollution, worsened by temperature inversions and increased fossil fuel use, severely impacts lung health. Particulate matter and toxic gases cause inflammation and respiratory problems ...

This important study describes a first-in-human trial of autologous p63+ stem cells in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lethal condition for which effective treatments are lacking. The ...