The long-term effects of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 are a major public health burden. Some estimates suggest over 65 million people around the world suffer from long COVID-19.

Their study has discovered that subtle changes in lung scarring over just one year, as measured by quantitative computed tomography imaging, are strongly linked to future lung-function decline and ...

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 metro woman was given a few years to live in 2022, after being diagnosed with a serious lung disease. However, thanks to a ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rein Therapeutics ("Rein") (NASDAQ: RNTX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing a novel pipeline of first-in-class medicines to address significant ...

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An Oklahoma City woman who was once told she was too old for a lung transplant is now celebrating a second chance at life after receiving a lifesaving double lung transplant.

When breathing becomes increasingly difficult with no clear explanation, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) might be the culprit behind the concerning symptoms. This rare yet devastating lung disease ...

Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a condition that causes tiny groups of immune cells to clump in your lungs. These groups of cells form swollen, inflamed lumps called granulomas. Granulomas can make it hard ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Harish Narasimhan, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) The long-term effects of ...