Lung infections such as acute bronchitis or pneumonia and lung cancer both affect the respiratory system and can present with similar symptoms, including persistent cough, shortness of breath, chest ...

It doesn’t always receive the same attention as the flu, COVID-19, RSV or measles, but pneumonia can be serious and even life ...

Researchers at Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) and the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital have uncovered how the bacterium Mycobacterium avium—a leading ...

For people living with ILD, a sudden change in breathing, cough or oxygen levels could signal a serious complication ...

Lung infections like pneumonia are among the world’s top killers — but diagnosing them is notoriously hard. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have found a way to identify these infections in ...

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition in which your airways, or bronchi, widen permanently and become scarred. It may cause a persistent cough, large daily production of mucus (sputum or phlegm), ...

Arthritis drugs already available for prescription have the potential to halt lingering lung problems that can last months or years after COVID-19 infections, new research suggests. Arthritis drugs ...