Health officials warn of a preventable but potentially fatal lung disease linked to quartz countertops. Massachusetts ...

Health officials confirmed Massachusetts’ first case of silicosis, an incurable and life-threatening lung disease, warning ...

It is seriously impacting the health of workers in Massachusetts,” said Emily H. Sparer-Fine, director of the Massachusetts ...

A dangerous lung disease called silicosis is rapidly spreading among workers who cut and shape engineered stone. This ...

Massachusetts has confirmed its first case of silicosis, an incurable lung disease tied to stone countertop work. State ...

Good medical care is essential for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. But navigating daily life with the disease ...

Massachusetts issued a safety alert and confirmed that the state recorded its first case of silicosis linked to countertop exposure.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease in which healthy lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue.

Following the course of lung function in treatment-naïve patients, researchers found that lung function decline does not accelerate prior to mechanical ventilation. Patterns in the decline of lung ...

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, ...

While therapies continue to improve, prevention remains the strongest line of defense. Stopping smoking dramatically lowers ...

Currently, 16.4% of adults in the U.S. use at least one tobacco or nicotine product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches. Nicotine is extremely additive, so the American Lung ...