If you have scarring in your lungs, you may have been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. When the reason for this scarring is unknown, your condition is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). You ...

Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...

Jen was a busy nurse, wife, mother and friend when she first started experiencing the symptoms that would eventually lead to ...

Hundreds of diseases that cause scarring or inflammation in your lungs are known as interstitial lung disease (ILD)—also called pulmonary fibrosis. All of these diseases make it more difficult to ...

Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can both significantly impact pulmonary health, highlighting the need for early detection and intervention. A new paper has highlighted the significant impact of type 2 ...

Klein is a contributor for TIME. Asian senior woman practicing cycling during cardio training having positive emotion at gym. Klein is a contributor for TIME. Nearly 8% of Americans have asthma. Given ...