Also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, black lung disease (or miner’s lung) is typically the result of inhaling coal dust for many years that causes scarring in the lungs and makes breathing ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection that affects your lungs, nose, throat, and breathing passages. You get it when infected droplets enter your nose, eyes, or mouth. This might happen ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and the second most common cancer diagnosis, according to the National Cancer Institute. Smoking is the number one risk factor ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) causes significant morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Patients at high risk of ILD should be screened using ...

Credit: Getty Images. The first step in diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is ruling out other known causes of interstitial lung disease. Making an accurate diagnosis of IPF is critical because ...

Many factors can increase your risk of lung cancer. Some are controllable, like smoking, while others aren’t, like your medical history. Knowing the controllable risk factors might help you reduce ...

Although e-cigarettes are often considered safer than conventional cigarettes, their vapor still poisons lung cells and ...

Microplastics, or plastic particles measuring 5 millimeters or less, have infiltrated almost every nook of the planet. They have also entered the human body, driving scientists to investigate how ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the statistics remain stark—lung cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide and has the highest death ...

Patients with lung disease are more likely to develop heart disease independent of any risk factors, according to new research. A new study published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases looked at ...