The incidence and prevalence of CTD-ILD in the US is most common among women and older individuals, affecting approximately 116,000 to 118,000 adults.

Pulmonary rehabilitation is initiated and completed by a greater proportion of patients with IPF vs COPD or other chronic respiratory disorders.

Pneumonia incidence was high in the first year of life, despite a strong immunisation programme including 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Incidence was associated with pneumonia risk factors ...

Distinct patterns on chest computed tomography (CT) scans among patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) are linked to varied ...

Cough is prevalent in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) and significantly affects their quality of life.

We read an interesting study by Spielmann et al conducted on a single-centre large French cohort, which identified that anti-Ku autoantibodies were effective biomarkers for two distinct connective ...

Ben Askren, Mizzou’s most decorated wrestler, is currently on a ventilator due to pneumonia and undergoing evaluation for a potential lung transplant.

Background Children’s interstitial lung diseases (chILD) cover many rare entities, frequently not diagnosed or studied in detail. There is a great need for specialised advice and for internationally ...

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a substantial burden on our health system. In 2005, CAP led to 1667 hospitalizations per 100,000 persons. [12] ...

Objective Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an important cause of mortality in some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patient-level factors may predict which patients with RA are at the ...

Pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening infectious disease that is typically diagnosed through physical examinations and diagnostic imaging techniques such as chest X-rays, ultrasounds or lung ...

Objectives Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objectives of this study were to estimate mortality rate in patients with RA-ILD ...