Atypical cystic fibrosis is a mild form of cystic fibrosis. People with this type of cystic fibrosis can experience symptoms that come and go or that are less severe than those people with classic ...

Renowned musician Zakir Hussain, who weaved magic on tabla, passed away on Monday morning, after being admitted in a San Francisco hospital due to deteriorating health condition. As per the family ...

Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...

Her resilience and openness helped spark wider conversations about this often misunderstood condition. To better understand IPF, we reached out to Dr Sunil Kumar K, Lead Consultant – Interventional ...

Retroperitoneal fibrosis occurs when tissue grows outside your abdominal cavity but not within your peritoneum (the membrane surrounding your organs of digestion). The tissue is generally localized ...

A cystic fibrosis vest is a therapeutic tool. When worn, it provides compressions similar to manual chest percussions. Wearing the vest can help loosen sticky secretions so that a person can more ...

Congenital hepatic fibrosis is a type of liver disease that is present from birth. It typically affects the function of the bile ducts and the veins that carry blood from the digestive tract to the ...

Non–cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the lungs associated with respiratory infections and daily cough and sputum. Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Image ...

At the Liver Meeting sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, investigators presented new insights into how the immune makeup of fibrotic tissue may influence ...