Pulmonology

Conflicting evidence about the risks and benefits of prophylactic antibiotics in patients with COPD prompted a systematic evaluation of the data.

Obesity is a risk factor for asthma, but new research from the European Respiratory Society International Congress suggests that the reverse is also true.

Albuminuria is a characteristic sign of kidney damage, and new research offers insight into its potential role as a COPD biomarker, as well.

Is the increasing rate of non-TB mycobacterial lung disease among people with asthma associated with inhaled corticosteroid use?

Researchers set out to identify sensitive times during gestation for the effects air pollution on pediatric asthma.

After assessing the occurrence rate of treatable traits in persons with severe asthma, researchers have determined which of these traits might be used to predict future asthma exacerbations.

A new guideline has been published to help clinicians diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare and often fatal lung disease of unknown etiology.

Researchers studied the changing epidemiology of CF in order to help translate survival information for patients and families.

More than 40% of women who have asthma may develop COPD, but the risk factors are largely modifiable.

Currently, evidence on the effects of secondary tobacco smoke exposure among nonsmoking adolescents are lacking.