Evaluating quality of life (QOL) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) goes beyond lung function numbers. It also shows how treatments affect daily well-being and guides funding, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A smartphone-based tool that employs acoustic sensing and machine learning techniques is set to undergo testing.

Young adults who vape regularly have significant cardiopulmonary abnormalities during exercise and impaired pulmonary vascular responsiveness.

Restrictive lung diseases are chronic conditions that limit the ability of the lungs to expand during inhalation. This reduces the amount of air that the person can breathe in. A range of chronic ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Digital Health, a group of researchers estimated forced vital capacity (FVC) (Total air exhaled after the deepest breath) and forced expiratory volume in 1 ...

A simple 3-biomarker score meaningfully improves risk stratification for both prevalent and incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD), supporting a targeted, ...

Doctors use lung diffusion tests to measure how well a person’s lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. The test can detect lung damage and help diagnose lung conditions, including emphysema and ...

The lung provides an extensive surface area mediating gas exchange between epithelial cells and the capillaries in the alveolus. Since lung cells are in direct contact with environmental gases and ...

Tu, H. and Huang, Y.Y. (2026) Progress in Quantitative Imaging Assessment of Dermatomyositis-Associated Interstitial Lung ...

In this Q&A, Avitzur breaks down the study’s findings and suggests how the information can be used to advance PF research and treatments. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. AJMC: ...