The long-term effects of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 are a major public health burden. Some estimates suggest over 65 million people around the world suffer from long COVID-19.

CHARLOTTESVILLE – UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer “long-haul” lung ...

Our lungs are amazing, quietly doing their thing to keep us breathing and alive. But when they are compromised by disease, the effects can be devastating. Two of the diseases that can have a serious ...

When breathing becomes increasingly difficult with no clear explanation, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) might be the culprit behind the concerning symptoms. This rare yet devastating lung disease ...

Researchers have discovered a new autoimmune syndrome associated with COVID-19 that can cause life-threatening lung disease. The syndrome — which scientists have dubbed "MDA5-autoimmunity and ...

A man in Massachusetts has been diagnosed with a rare lung disease that has been linked to a specific type of countertops.

“Oftentimes when patients are diagnosed with interstitial lung disease, they already have a lot of damage to their lungs that may not recover and limits how effective treatments can be,” said ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE – University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential treatment for the respiratory symptoms of long COVID after discovering an unknown cause of the ...

UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer "long-haul" lung problems. That finding ...

Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a condition that causes tiny groups of immune cells to clump in your lungs. These groups of cells form swollen, inflamed lumps called granulomas. Granulomas can make it hard ...

A Massachusetts man in his 40s has been diagnosed with silicosis, an incurable lung disease linked to popular kitchen ...

A UVA School of Medicine research team led by Jie Sun, PhD, has identified a potential treatment for the respiratory symptoms of long COVID. University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have ...