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 ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco have ...

The actor tells AARP about her mom’s struggle with pulmonary fibrosis and the warning signs that might help others get an ...

Duke-NUS researchers have identified that blocking specific proteins in immune cells can significantly reduce or reverse lung scarring. This discovery paves the way for novel treatments that could ...

If you have scarring in your lungs, you may have been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. When the reason for this scarring is unknown, your condition is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). You ...

A discovery at Duke-NUS Medical School offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition that progressively makes it harder for patients to breathe. Scientists ...

COVID has always been more than a bad bout of flu. As the pandemic’s acute waves recede, a different crisis is coming into focus: a generation of survivors living with damaged lungs, disrupted ...

At first glance, some people seem to have recovered from COVID-19. They no longer test positive and can return to work or school. But for many, the virus leaves behind a lasting impact—especially in ...

Imagine you go to the healthcare provider because you have a bad cough, or maybe you fell and hurt your ribs.