Interstitial Lung Disease News

Race-specific vs. race-neutral lung function equations misclassified more patients with pulmonary fibrosis eligible for trials, therapy and transplantation referral, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

A blood test was capable of distinguishing sarcoidosis from other respiratory diseases using disease-specific antigen biomarkers/epitopes, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, higher microbial diversity in the mouth negatively impacted lung function, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Among patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis, taking nintedanib for 52 weeks lowered the degree of worsened dyspnea, fatigue and cough compared with placebo, according to results published in European Respiratory Journal.

Increasing health care worker awareness of interstitial lung diseases can have a major impact on the timing of this diagnosis and receipt of treatment for suffering patients.

Receiving a 5 mg dose of controlled-release morphine twice daily for 14 days lowered objective cough frequency in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Between 2017 and 2023, more than 1,000 cases of progressive massive fibrosis emerged in coal miners, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

Receiving care from a palliative telecare team resulted in more improvements in quality of life than usual care among patients with COPD, interstitial lung disease or heart failure, according to study results published in JAMA.

In patients with pulmonary fibrosis, consuming omega-3 fatty acids may improve diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide and lengthen survival, according to results published in CHEST.

Over time, adults with severe obstructive sleep apnea had more high attenuation areas on CT and lower lung function, which may signal early interstitial lung disease, according to data published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.