According to data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in 2023, there are an estimated 15,000 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Korea.Recently, the number of patients ...

Bronchitis is an infection of the tubes that lead to the lungs. It can be acute or chronic. Symptoms include a cough and wheezing. Smoking is a major risk factor. Find out more.

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Asthma and COPD are chronic respiratory diseases that cause similar symptoms but have different causes, triggers, disease progression, and more.