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 ...
Instead of big incisions, doctors at Jefferson Einstein Hospital are using tiny scopes with tips that freeze. For patients, ...
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When Amy was first diagnosed with scleroderma, she never imagined it would lead to a lifelong journey with lung disease.
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) had a significantly higher risk for developing interstitial lung disease (ILD) compared with the general population and siblings who do not have the ...
At a national conference in Patna, specialists highlighted a troubling trend: women are increasingly suffering from COPD. The ...
Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), use of factor Xa inhibitors for stroke prevention is associated with a greater risk of interstitial lung disease (ILD) than use of warfarin, although the ...
This Friday, about 60 patients, mostly women, waited outside the clinic by mid-afternoon, many punctuating the corridor with ...
PPF is identified by decline in lung function, worsening symptoms, and increased fibrosis on imaging, with variable criteria across studies. Risk factors for PPF include older age, male sex, smoking, ...