Cases of COVID-19 have waned in the weeks since the launch of the latest booster shot and the beginning of the academic school year. But, once again, COVID-19 isn’t the only respiratory infection ...

Smoking is both the leading cause of cancer and the leading cause of death from cancer. 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. Just living with a smoker increases your chance of ...

50 – 80 years of age Have a 20 pack-year history of smoking (1 pack a day for 20 years or 2 packs a day for 10 years) Are a current smoker or have quit within the last 15 years If you meet the ...

Older age, male sex, and seropositivity were closely linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated usual interstitial pneumonia, while RA-related autoantibodies were linked to RA-associated ...

The Centers for Disease Control released a notice about a rise in a form of "walking pneumonia" called Mycoplasma pneumoniae among children. Infections can happen at any age but occur among kids ...

There are two types of vaccines to protect against pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal 15-Valent Conjugate Vaccine (Pneu-C-15), Vaxneuvance Pneumococcal 20-Valent Conjugate Vaccine‎ (Pneu-C-20), ...

That infection is causing what's called 'Mycoplasma pneumonia', which many actually ... So if your child is breathing faster than usual, you see their ribs getting sucked in, or neck muscles ...

Lung cancer recurrence is lung cancer that comes back after a period of being undetectable. It can occur in the same location as the original cancer or in a different part of the body. The odds of a ...

For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the recommended age for those who should get a pneumococcal vaccine — down to 50, from 65. "Lowering the age for ...

IPF diagnosis relies on clinical evaluation, HRCT, and occasionally lung biopsy to identify usual interstitial pneumonia patterns. The average time to IPF diagnosis can be delayed up to two years ...

More specifically, neutrophils can play a prominent role in the vicious cycles of interstitial lung inflammation and fibrosis. They can influence the progression of ILD via promoting ECM accumulation ...

Infections with the illness known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" have been spreading at unusually high levels in young kids, emergency room data suggests, a year after a surge of ...