Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco have ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Harish Narasimhan, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) The long-term effects of ...

he most common type of lung fibrosis — scarring of the lungs -- is idiopathic, meaning of unknown cause. Researchers are urgently trying to find ways to prevent or slow idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ...

Investigators involved in a multicenter study co-led by Cedars-Sinai discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs’ protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19.

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LUBBOCK, Texas. - A Texas doctor is noticing a pattern in her patients that could reveal another possible devastating side effect of COVID-19: severely scarred lungs. Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, a ...

Existing arthritis drugs could help stop lingering lung problems that can last up to years after COVID-19 infections, according to a study from researchers at Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health and ...

At first glance, some people seem to have recovered from COVID-19. They no longer test positive and can return to work or school. But for many, the virus leaves behind a lasting impact—especially in ...