Restrictive lung disease most often results from a condition that causes stiffness in the lungs themselves. In other cases, stiffness of the chest wall, weak muscles, ...

Lung disease is a common health concern affecting millions worldwide, with a significant number of cases reported in the U.S. The primary causes of lung conditions include smoking, infections, and ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. "I just can't do what I used to anymore." As pulmonologists and critical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, we have heard ...

A lung disease that involves a restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) due to exposure to hazardous materials is putting construction workers at risk. A study published by the American Journal of ...

After adjusting for sex, tobacco use, disease duration and organ involvement in regression models, researchers further found that Black patients had more decreased lung function than white ...

Lung cancer researcher, Bryant Kin, has been diagnosed with the disease despite never smoking himself in his life, he's revealed.

In a new study, researchers examined PFTs in people with childhood-onset lupus to describe the most common abnormalities that can impact lung function. Researchers reviewed records of 42 children with ...