The long-term effects of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 are a major public health burden. Some estimates suggest over 65 million people around the world suffer from long COVID-19.

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TAMPA, Fla — Most of the patients doctors are seeing in the hospital now are critical. They need help breathing because of the damage COVID-19 is causing to their lungs. "It's been all hands on deck.

LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. (WPVI) -- Pulmonary fibrosis turns the lungs to scar tissue, making it harder and harder to breathe. Help may be on the way, however. A drug being tested locally aims at giving ...

What does "Pulmonary Fibrosis" mean? The word “pulmonary” means lung and the word “fibrosis” means scar tissue— similar to scars that form on the skin from an old injury or surgery. So, in its ...

A self-proclaimed "vaping addict" is calling for the devices to be banned after her right lung collapsed twice and she suffered permanent scars. Karlee Ozkurt / SWNS A self-proclaimed “vaping addict” ...

Why does lung health matter and what is pulmonary fibrosis? The human body has a remarkable ability to heal injury. When one of my sons takes a corner too fast on his bike and scrapes a knee, it ...

Black lung is a type of lung disease that’s caused by long-term inhalation of coal mine dust. The condition is also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) or miner’s lung. The disease has a long ...

(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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My childhood friend just emailed me that she has a 1.1-cm lesion on her lung. It was found on a CT scan. She’s having another CT scan today. She is a former smoker and has COPD. Is the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My childhood friend just emailed me that she has a 1.1-cm lesion on her lung. It was found on a CT scan. She’s having another CT scan today. She is a former smoker and has COPD. Is the ...