Interstitial lung disease (ILD) refers to a group of conditions that cause damage and stiffness in the lung tissue. Over time, this damage can make it harder for oxygen to move into the bloodstream.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a nonsmoker lung cancer hasn't been a concern of mine, but I recently heard it can affect people who have never smoked. If someone is concerned about lung cancer, what symptoms ...

For most Americans, the letters "NTM" don’t mean anything. But for tens of thousands of people across the country, they represent something serious: a chronic lung disease that’s often overlooked, ...

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A former Ironman triathlete says his eye problems led to a shocking stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, but a series of targeted ...

Lung cancer is also among the most prevalent and critical forms of cancer globally. Lung cancer was initially recognized as a smoker's disease for many decades, but physicians are currently observing ...

Arizona author and journalist Terry Green Sterling has non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease — an ailment that's ...