Dear Dr. Donohue — I wrote to you three or four months ago about a nodule in my lung. What would cause it? — B.B. Answer — "Nodule" is a word that's a stumbling block for many people. The direct ...

Single Anesthesia Bronchoscopy and Resection (SABR) was implemented at Riverside and is said to advance lung cancer care.

I am a 76-year-old woman in what I thought was excellent health. On a recent coronary calcium CT scan that was ordered ...

RA-ILD significantly increases mortality, with a median survival of less than 3 years post-diagnosis. Key risk factors include male gender, older age, smoking, pulmonary comorbidities, rheumatoid ...

About 42% carried at least one nodule, and 11% had larger nodules The nodules likely aren’t cancerous, but will require follow-up examination TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Many nonsmokers ...

Genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of interstitial lung disease by 15.5%, as shown by Mendelian randomization analysis. The study used 52 single nucleotide polymorphisms ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a painful, long-term condition where your immune system attacks your body’s tissues. It can cause inflammation that swells and deforms your joints and wears away bone. RA ...

Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs. They might surprise you because lung nodules generally do not cause symptoms, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with interstitial lung disease demonstrated a higher proportion of comorbidities and rheumatoid ...

Many nonsmokers have lung nodules that have been linked to lung cancer, a new study warns. About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is a small mass of dense ...